RPC 5.6(a) generally prohibits noncompete clauses in law firm employment agreements involving lawyers.
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Category: Ethics & the Law
Team Sport: Co-Counsel Relationships
Co-counsel relationships can present their own risk management nuances for the firms involved.
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RPC 2.3: Evaluation for Use by Third Persons
RPC 2.3 permits a lawyer to offer “evaluations” to third persons which raises some ethical quandaries.
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What Lawyers Should Know About Judicial Ethics
What lawyers should know about ex parte communications and judicial disqualification.
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Anonymous Assistance: Ghostwriting in Washington State Courts
Examining the parameters of ghostwriting under Advisory Opinion 202002 and surveys accompanying state court civil rules.
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Disqualification: The ‘Red Card’ of Litigation Ethics
Mark Fucile writes about the procedural and the substantive elements of disqualification as applied in Washington’s state and federal courts.
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