Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – May 17, 2013 Dear Ethics Committee: I am a newly admitted attorney and will be doing foreclosure work representing institutional lenders. I understand that New Hampshire is a non-judicial foreclosure state. Since the foreclosure process does not typically involve litigation, do the Rules of Professional Conduct still … Read more
Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – February 22, 2013 In November 2012, the NH Bar Association Ethics Committee published a commentary on the importance of timely pre-employment conflict screenings under Rule 1.10 when hiring a “lateral” attorney from another firm. This article addresses the more difficult issue that arises with regard to the … Read more
Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – December 14, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I am preparing for my first motion hearing in a case I inherited when I joined my new employer’s firm. I have discovered during my research in preparation for the hearing that there is one possibly obscure New Hampshire case that … Read more
Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – November 16, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I am moving as a lateral hire to a new law firm whose clients are adverse to some of the existing clients in the old firm. The new firm is establishing a screening process that would allow me to join the … Read more
Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – September 14, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I have recently lost my job at a mid-sized firm. I was an active litigator and now am concerned about applying for positions in firms that represented the opposing litigating party. Do I have to be concerned? In modern times, with … Read more
Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – July 13, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I have noticed that, under the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct, there are several circumstances under which a lawyer may take a particular action as long as the client gives “informed consent.” What does it mean to obtain informed consent? … Read more
Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – May 18, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: After two years of litigation, my client has obtained new counsel and terminated my representation of him. He has asked that I copy his entire file for him to pick up. Is he entitled to the client file I have created? … Read more
Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – January 13, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I am involved in contentious litigation with a company represented by a lawyer who does not return my calls and emails for days at a time, even when there are deadlines looming and I need to discuss case management or discovery … Read more
Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – April 13, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I am a relatively new lawyer. I have heard that lawyers who have been around longer than I have sometimes get into trouble for technical violations relating to their trust accounts. How do I protect myself? Trust accounting is taken seriously … Read more