The twice-monthly “Dear Ethics Lawyer” column is part of a training regimen of the Legal Ethics Project, authored by Mark Hinderks, former managing partner and counsel to an AmLaw 200 firm; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; and speaker/author on professional responsibility for more than 25 years. Mark leads Stinson LLP’s Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility practice, offering advice and “second opinions” to lawyers and law firms, consulting and testifying expert service, training, mediation/arbitration and representation in malpractice litigation. The submission of questions for future columns is welcome: please send to mark.hinderks@stinson.com.
Discussion presented here is based on the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, but the Model Rules are adopted in different and amended versions, and interpreted in different ways in various places. Always check the rules and authorities applicable in your relevant jurisdiction—the result may be completely different.
About the Author
 Mark HinderksEmailMark Hinderks brings decades of experience as a trial lawyer, firm general counsel, and managing partner. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has presented more than 125 programs on legal ethics over 30 years. Mark is the co-founder of “Ethics for Good,” a twice-annual stage show that uses humor and real-world scenarios to teach legal ethics, raising approximately $850,000 for charities and scholarships since 2000. He has chaired the American College of Trial Lawyers’ National Standing Committee on the Attorney Client Relationship and has been a member of the Kansas Bar Association’s Professional Ethics Advisory Committee since 1997. Have a question for a future column? Submit it to mark.hinderks@stinson.com. |