RPC 3.3(c) addresses the uncomfortable situation when a lawyer “has offered material evidence and comes to know of its falsity[.]”
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Tag: Ethics
Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3
Upon discovering that an earlier statement is not correct, three questions typically race through a lawyer’s mind: (1) Was the statement “material”? (2) How do I correct it? and (3) How long does the duty to correct last? In this column, we’ll look at all three.
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Hard at Work: Diligence Under RPC 1.3
For a one-line rule, RPC 1.3 on diligence produces a disproportionate share of professional discipline: 9 percent of disciplinary cases in Washington last year included violations of RPC 1.3.
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RPC 4.3: Dealing With Unrepresented Persons
Dealing with unrepresented persons is so common across practice areas that we rarely stop to think about it, but the risks flowing from RPC 4.3 are many and varied.
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Conflicts Arising From Sanctions Motions: An Analytical Framework
Even a cursory electronic search of Washington trial and appellate decisions will reveal that sanctions motions are relatively common.
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Good Help: Non-lawyer Assistants—Human and Virtual
In this column, Mark J. Fucile surveys the differing risk management considerations involved with legal assistants.
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