Ethics opinionThe State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
(COPRAC) proposes Formal Opinion Interim No. 05-0005 that considers a successor
attorney’s ethical obligations when her client in a contingency fee matter
instructs her not to notify prior counsel, who has a valid lien against the
recovery, of the fact or the amount of a settlement.
SOURCE: |
Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
DEADLINE: |
December 14, 2007 05:00 PM |
CONTACT: |
Angela Chang
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171 fax
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Proposed Public Comment
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