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Ethical Issues for the Legal Assistant

By Richard A. Cohn
Partner, Aitken * Aitken * Cohn

  • Attorney – Client Privilege
  • Initial Contact with clients commences the attorney-client relationship
  • Communication with clients – the essentials
  • Prohibition against the “practice of law” by non-attorneys
  • Fee splitting with non-attorneys – prohibited.
  • Client Privacy Issues
  • Private Health Information of Clients
  • Conflicts of Interest Among Clients
    • Multiple Plaintiffs
    • Spouses
    • Minors
  • Communication with opposing side’s witnesses and experts
  • Attorney Work Product Privilege
  • Statutes of Limitation and other deadlines

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