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Ethical Issues for the Legal Assistant

By Richard A. Cohn
Partner, Aitken Aitken & Cohn

  1. Attorney – Client Privilege
  2. Initial Contact with clients commences the attorney-client relationship
  3. Communication with clients – the essentials
  4. Prohibition against the “practice of law” by non-attorneys
  5. Fee splitting with non-attorneys – prohibited.
  6. Client Privacy Issues
  7. Private Health Information of Clients
  8. Conflicts of Interest Among Clients
    1. a. Multiple Plaintiffs
    2. b. Spouses
    3. c. Minors
  9. Communication with opposing side’s witnesses and experts
  10. Attorney Work Product Privilege
  11. Statutes of Limitation and other deadlines

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