Sentences with phrase «under ethics rules»

After all, if a cheaper and equally credible option is available, isn't it unreasonable or excessive under ethics rules to charge more?

We can talk about what that means under the ethics rules, but just to know the reason I bring it up now, it's just to point out that the freelance lawyer need not be admitted in your jurisdiction, and in fact, over my career, I've worked with lawyers all over the country.

The opinion concludes that such use may be proper under the ethics rules if an adequate evaluation is made and appropriate precautions are taken.

«U.S. law firms are required under ethics rules to disclose markups on what they pay foreign attorneys who aren't licensed to practice law in the U.S..

Under the ethics rules for federal employees and / or officials, the employees or official is required to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Not exact matches

The ethics committee are bound by their rules to investigate any complaint by an executive committee member under article 16 of the ethics code.

The USDA has said that while her appointment was legal at the time, under current ethics rules she could not have immediately joined the board.

The Senate has an ethics committee, but officials say it lacks the jurisdiction under Senate rules to investigate Klein because of Senate rules and the fact that the alleged victim, now more than two years off the Senate payroll, never brought a complaint.

Under the ethics panel rules, commissioners can neither confirm nor deny that a probe has been launched, and must keep all details of the investigation secret until a final report is issued.

Cuomo says while he does not think the Committee should have to reveal who gave them money so far, he is instructing the state ethics commission to set up new rules going forward that will force the not for profits known as 401 C 4's under the IRS code, to disclose donors.

Even under the legislature's porous ethics rules, this handover of taxpayer cash to an organization where he had a financial interest was a violation.

While it would appear under the current rules, the district attorney can't make the comptroller pay back the tuition he accepted, Flaherty said he's still speaking with the ethics board chairman about the case, Wednesday.

Clinton returned the favor — strongly backing Rangel's re-election in 2010 when the incumbent was under fire for House ethics - rules violations that later led to a congressional censure.

Jacob, who under the ethics panel rules can not reveal his votes on commission investigations, denied that he had shown any favoritism to Silver, saying «nobody would come to this table to block anyone».

When the agenda turned to a related matter — proposed amendments to the ethics law, for which the board scheduled a public hearing on August 13 — Wilber announced that town attorney Rod Futerfas, citing a judicial precedent, had suggested that the board could proceed under the so - called Rule of Necessity.

Fact 1: Republicans control both houses of Congress Fact 2: A Republican controlled ethics committee voted THREE TIMES to censure Tom Delay for ethics violations Fact 3: The Republican leadership, not liking this, removed the Republican on the committee who was voting to censure Delay and replaced him with a Republican who accepted Delay's leftover campaign money for his own campaign Fact 4: The Republicans further tried to shield Delay by making a change to the rules to allow a Congressman under indictment to retain their leadership post, relenting only when Democrats had a field day trumpeting that little change in the media

The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor have each adopted codes of ethics (each a «Code») under Rule 17j - 1 under the 1940 Act that governs the personal securities transactions of their board members, officers and employees who may have access to current trading information of the Trust.

These publicly - available sites are akin to magazine articles or other publicly - disseminated media which were already permissible sources of information under existing ethics rules.

Regardless of how lucrative or fulfilling a side job can be, lawyers are obligated to ensure what they're engaging in is also ethical under the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and state ethics rRules of Professional Conduct and state ethics rulesrules.

The Washington Supreme Court upheld the hearing's officer's decision to exclude this evidence, citing Admission and Practice Rule 19 (e)(5), which states that «no information relating to an ethics inquiry, including the fact that an inquiry has been made, its content, or the response thereto, may be asserted in response to any grievance or complaint under the applicable disciplinary rules, nor is such information admissible in any proceeding under the applicable disciplinary rules.»

Legal professionals should be especially cautious with privileged and confidential communications around Echo since the duties under legal ethics and professional conduct rules — as well as the stakes — are potentially even greater.

Under his leadership, the committee developed and successfully proposed to the Tennessee Supreme Court new legal ethics rules for Tennessee based on the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conrules for Tennessee based on the ABA Model Rules of Professional ConRules of Professional Conduct.

At Ethics Alarms, Jack Marshall posted that the hoax could constitute an ethics violation under New York disciplinary rules for lawyers, a notion that Turkewitz dismissed with aplomb.

The privilege and confidentiality rules are governed by state law, the rules imposed on attorneys under state law and our ethics standards.

Elizabeth Tarbert, ethics counsel for the Bar, declined to comment on the specifics of the lawsuit, according to the Times - Union, but said that the rule under which Harrell's phrase was rejected was designed to prevent subjective statements that can not be factually substantiated.

BAKER DONELSON DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO REPRESENT ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WITHOUT OBTAINING ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION CONCERNING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND EVALUATING THAT INFORMATION, AND UNTIL SUCH A CONFLICTS CHECK IS COMPLETED AND EVALUATED, BAKER DONELSON WILL NOT UNDERTAKE AN ATTORNEY CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH A PERSON OR ENTITY, AND EVEN IF SUCH A CONFLICTS CHECK REVEALS NO CONFICTS UNDER APPLICABLE ETHICS RULES, BAKER DONELSON MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, DECLINE TO ACCEPT AN ATTORNEY - CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY PERSON OR ENTITY.

Restrictive advertising rules for NY are under review by the 2nd Circuit, and a plan to implement a program for pre-publishing approval of lawyer ads in Louisiana is still winding its way through Federal court (as tweeted by La. ethics attorney Beth Alston).

The consensus by the speakers on the ABA's CLE was that your professional / legal blog is your website, and a website is a form of advertising under a state's legal ethics rules.

Mr. Cash's legal interests include advanced discovery strategy, complex civil procedure, intellectual property litigation, electronic discovery matters, expert testimony under Rule 702 and the Frye / Daubert standards, attorney ethics, and appellate practice.

This provision, added to New York's ethics rules when the RPCs were adopted in 2009, allows attorneys to limit the scope of their representation under certain conditions:

You should consider your obligations under the law (privacy legislation among others) and the requirements of your professional body (i.e., code of ethics, rules and by - laws).

So it should come as no surprise that some have started talking about charging law school deans with ethics charges under Rule 8.4 (c), which prohibits «dishonesty, fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation» by lawyers.

As this AP article (11/2/02) reports, under Florida's newly issued ethics rules, lawyers must now obtain prior approval for television and radio commercials (apparently, the rules don't apply to Weblogs).

If some large firms can't find a way to profit under existing ethics rules (even as many smaller and mid-sized firms still can), the solution isn't to change the rules, but to change Biglaw.

Confidentiality is so important, it's guaranteed under both our ethics rules (Rule 4 - 1.6) and our evidence code (F.S. 90.502).

[3] Although lawyers who serve as third - party neutrals do not have information concerning the parties that is protected under Rule 1.6, they typically owe the parties an obligation of confidentiality under law or codes of ethics governing third - party neutrals.

Insofar as section 15 (2) of the policy permits disclosures that might be permitted under American ethics rules but are not permitted under Canadian ethics rules, the proposed policy risks conflict with the existing law governing lawyers in our country and could create a messy situation for lawyers trying to determine how to conduct themselves in accordance with the law.

Recognizing the need to prevent harm to the public from the unethical practice of law and recognizing the need to provide a clear and timely understanding of the ethics of practicing law; and further acting under its inherent power to regulate the practice of law, this court promulgates the following rules for the purpose of making available advisory opinions on the ethical considerations of the practice of law.

(US Answer) Under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, «A lawyer may reveal information relating to the representation of a client to the extent the lawyer reasonably believes necessary... to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm...» Most states have incorporated the MRPC into their own state legal ethics codes.

(This shall not prohibit the mediator from arbitrating issues when requested by the parties under a separate contract, so long as allowable under state law or ethics rules).

(2) This chapter and the rules promulgated by the board under 37-22-201 set standards of qualification, education, training, and experience and establish professional ethics for those who seek to engage in the practice of professional counseling as licensed professional counselors.

Under lawyers» rules of ethics, lawyers in the same firm are like a single lawyer.

(2) This chapter and the rules promulgated under 37-22-201 set standards of qualification, education, training, and experience and establish professional ethics for those who seek to engage in the practice of social work as licensed social workers.

This chapter and the rules adopted by the board under 37-22-201 set standards of qualification, education, training, and experience and are intended to establish professional ethics for those who seek to practice marriage and family therapy as licensed marriage and family therapists.

Real property appraisers, like real estate practitioners, are licensed and regulated by state government agencies; but they also must operate under federal guidelines, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, which includes all - encompassing rules that define and govern ethics and competency.

A complaint was brought against a real estate broker under the rules of professional ethics in Quebec.

Hovever I do object to them using something my dues and fees helped build whithout having contributed to it or being bound by the same rules, regulations and ethics that todays real estate professionals operate under.

REALTORS have very strict rules under REBBA, codes of ethics, PIPEDA and all Privacy legislation that do not allow us to provide information that can identify a person without their consent.