ABSTRACT: A New Hampshire attorney who is a Partner in their firm cannot sell their practice or firm to an Associate if they are not retiring from the practice of the law in the State of New
ABSTRACT: In 2007, New Hampshire adopted NHRPC Rule 5.7, which applies to the provision of services that might reasonably be performed in conjunction with, and in substance are related to, the provision of legal services and that
ABSTRACT: Representing a client in a matter funded in whole or in part through donation-based crowdfunding is not unethical per se. Lawyers are encouraged to exercise substantial caution when undertaking a crowdfunded matter, however, as ethical concerns
When a lawyer receives information from a prospective client which is materially adverse to the interests of the lawyer’s current client, is the lawyer authorized to reveal any information regarding the prospective client to his/her current client, and/or is the lawyer required to withdraw from representing the current client?
Unless one of the exceptions in Rule 1.6 applies, Rule 1.6 prohibits the disclosure of the identity of a client.
Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion #2018-19/01 by the NHBA Ethics Committee. This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its May 6, 2019 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.
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?