Updates on Recent American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinions
Expired
Program Number
30209
Program Date
2020-09-24
CLE Credits
1
The ABAs Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued recent formal guidance that is important to all practitioners. In June of 2019, the ABA issued Formal Opinion 487 concerning the division of fees in contingency fee cases where successor counsel in a case replaces prior counsel. Then, in April 2020, the ABA issued Formal Opinion 491 concerning a lawyers' duties regarding clients' criminal behavior in non-litigation matters. Finally, the ABA issued Formal Opinion 492 in June 2020 regarding a lawyers obligations to prospective clients. This trio of recent ABA ethics opinions provides significant professional guidance to both transactional and litigation practitioners.
Available in States
- California
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- New York
- Texas Self Study
Program Categories
- Administrative Law & Regulations
- Business Organizations & Contracts
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Criminal Law & White Collar
- Ethics & Professionalism
- Federal Courts
- In-House Counsel
- Litigation & Litigation Skills
- Litigation and Appeals
- Trial Skills
PROGRAM CREDITS
- Legal Ethics : 1 Credit
