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The following is a list of columns the Legal Ethics Program periodically contributes to the Washington Lawyer, the official magazine of the D.C. Bar.
- The Challenge of Professional Standards, November/December 2024
- AI, a Lie? Fie and ‘Oh My!’ (Sigh), September/October 2024
- Attorney Beware: Protect Your Practice From Scams, July/August 2024
- The Lawyer As Whistleblower, May/June 2024
- Not Ethically Mandated … But Do It Anyway, March/April 2024
- Non-Disclosure Clauses in Settlement Agreements, January/February 2024
- Learning to Live With Outside Counsel Guidelines, November/December 2023
- Reexamining Regulation in Light of Its Objectives, September/October 2023
- What You Need to Know About New LEO 385, July/August 2023
- Application of Rule 1.15 to Lawyers Acting as Fiduciaries, May/June 2023
- Legal Ethics & The Beatles: Going From Bad to Verse, March/April 2023
- Limited Scope Representations: The Sky is Not the Limit, January/February 2023
- UPL: Reconsidering Regulation, November/December 2022
- Tales From the Crypt-ocurrency, September/October 2022
- A Roadmap for Local Counsel, July/August 2022
- Mistake & Malpractice, May/June 2022
- Withdrawal if Client Refuses Change to Retainer Terms, March/April 2022
- Can I Get a Witness, January/February 2022
- The Path to Pro Bono Service, November/December 2021
- Opportunities, Hazards with Prospective Clients, September/October 2021
- A Primer on Lawyer Discipline in the District, July/August 2021
- A Legal Ethics Perspective on Membership Status, May/June 2021
- Charging Liens: A Look at LEO 379, March/April 2021
- Rule 5.4(b) – It’s Not as Easy as You Think!, January/February 2021
- May a Lawyer Contract Around the D.C. Rules? November/December 2020
- Shady Propositions: D.C. Rule 1.2(e), September/October 2020
- The (Ethical) Risks of ‘Reply All’, July/August 2020
- ‘Implied Authorization’ Disclosure Exception, May 2020
- It’s Time to Talk About Lawyer Impairment, January/February 2020
- D.C. Rule 4.1: Is it Up for Negotiation, May 2016
- May a D.C. Lawyer Build a Deck?, March 2016
- To Market, to Market: New Rule 7.1 Compliance, January 2016
- Better Call Saul!, September 2015
- A Look at Employment Contracts for Lawyers, May 2015
- D.C. Is Different!, March 2015
- Lies, Damn Lies: Pretexting and D.C. Rule 8.4(c), January 2015
- Get A Job!, November 2014
- 'Just the Facts' on Witness Preparation, September 2014
- Are You Giving Your Client 'The Business?', May 2014
- Ethical Mandates in Private Adoptions, March 2014
- Ask the Ethics Guru: Your Client-An Entity, January 2014
- Let's Split, November 2013
- Rule 1.7(b)(4) Conflicts: When It's Personal!, September 2013
- Exit Strategy, May 2013
- When Does the Client Get to Call the Shots?, March 2013
- Lawyer vs. Client: The Problem With Keeping Secrets, January 2013
- On File, November 2012
- E–Discovery Vendors and Nonlawyer Partners, September 2012
- Can We Talk?, May 2012
- Considering ‘Of Counsel,’ January 2012
- To Report or Not to Report: That Is the Question, November 2011
- Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat, September 2011
- When Tarasoff Meets Rule 1.6, May 2011
- The Electronic Client File: Distinction Without a Difference?, March 2011
- Going Through ‘Withdrawal’, January 2011
- Helping the Indigent Client: A Threat to Lawyer Independence?, November 2010
- An E–Mance–ipation Proclamation, September 2010
- Representing Clients With Diminished Capacity, May 2010
- In Trust Accounts We Trust, March 2010
- Groundbreaking Rules or Breaking Ground Rules, January 2010
- The Client Perjury Problem, November 2009
- Lawyer Bankruptcy and Client Money, September 2009
- Suing Your Client: The Rule 1.6 Problem, May 2009
- Changing Jobs, March 2009
- Obedience, January 2009
- R U Competent ?, November 2008
- When Lawyers Lobby, September 2008
- How Substantial Is Your Relationship?, May 2008
- The Third Man, March 2008
- Pro Bono Publico, January 2008
- Metadata as Metaphor: A Major or Miner Matter?, November 2007
- Threatening to Report a Crime That Has Not Yet Been Committed: An Ethical Violation?, September 2007
- Law–Related Services, May 2007
- Fee Agreements and New Rules, March 2007
- When a Lawyer Is a Guardian, January 2007
- Settling Matters, November 2006
- Ex Parte Contact With Former and Current Employees, September 2006
- D.C. Conflict-of-Interest Rules and Opinions, June 2006
- Lawyer’s Obligations When a Property Dispute Arises, May 2006
- Agreement Between Lawyer and Media Representatives, April 2006
- Confidentiality Revisited, March 2006
- Surrendering Client Files Upon Termination of Representation, February 2006
- Contact With In-House Counsel, January 2006
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- Rules of Professional Conduct
- Ethics Opinions 210-Present
- Ask the Ethics Experts
- Court of Appeals Adopts Amendments to IOLTA Rules
- Ethics Advice
- Ethics Opinions Substantively Affected by the Amended Rules
- D.C. Bar Voluntary Standards of Civility in Professional Conduct
- Publications
- Additional Resources
- Speaking of Ethics Columns
- Legal Ethics Opinions 2-209
- Practice Management Advisory Service
- Mandatory Course
- Lawyer Assistance Program
- Career Center
- External Resources
- Fee Dispute Program