Does my defense lawyer represent my insurance company or me?
In most litigation, lawyers hired under an insurance policy will represent the defense. We sometimes get calls from defendants upset with their lawyers, or have questions about their [...]
A lawyer’s duty to keep secrets between joint clients
Published on July 25, 2016, the State Bar of Georgia’s Formal Advisory Opinion 16-1 addresses the following question: Does the obligation of confidentiality described in Rule 1.6, [...]
Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Problems
Regulation of attorney conduct is a critical function of state bar rules and ethical codes, and helps to direct appropriate conduct when real-life situations get complicated. Perhaps the most [...]
Conflicts of Interest
It's easy to say, but put clients (past and present) ahead of revenue to stay out of trouble.
New Georgia Bar Rules Regarding Conflicts of Interest
An ABA study on legal malpractice claims from several years ago found that the majority of money paid to plaintiffs involved cases with conflicts of interest. Conflicts allow the fact finder [...]