Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee – April 2001 Presented to the Board of Governors July 26, 2001 The Rule 1.9 restriction on a lawyer who has represented a client from representing another with adverse interests in a substantially related matter has special relevance in family law, where questions arise about … Read more
Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee Presented to the Board of Governors July 26, 2001. THIS PRACTICAL ETHICS article is intended as a follow-up to the recent opinion issued by the Ethics Committee dealing with the release of billing statements to third party auditors in insurance defense cases, NH Op #2000-01/5.1 … Read more
Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee – November 8, 2000 Reviewed by the Board of Governors November 16, 2000 Legend has it that lawyers have been taking stock in companies they incorporate in payment of their legal fees for years. They did not view the stock as paving the way to … Read more
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its November 16, 2017 meeting.
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its April 20, 2017 meeting.
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its March 3, 2016 meeting.
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its June 16, 2016 meeting.
Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee Presented to the NHBA Board of Governors at its March 18, 1999 meeting Facing every lawyer and law practice is the accumulation of documents, growth of open files, and storage of closed files. As the closet doors and file cabinets become harder and harder to … Read more
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its June 18, 2015 meeting.
Can an Attorney Disclose Confidential Client Information, Over a Client’s Objection, to Protect the Client from Elder Abuse or Other Threats of Substantial Bodily Injury?