Screening? Consider the Clients

Martyn, Susan

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Screening? Consider the Clients

Susan R. Martyn

University of Toledo - College of Law

The Practical Litigator, p. 47, July 2008

Abstract:
The proposal to amend Model Rule 1.10 to allow involuntary screening of lawyers should be defeated. Public trust in the legal professional can only be maintained if client consent is a prerequisite to screening a law firm lawyer.

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Keywords: Screens, Conflict of Interest, Former Clients, Current Clients, Disqualification, Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers, Side-Switching, Ethics 2000, Informed Consent, Law Firms

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Date posted: July 10, 2008 ; Last revised: May 11, 2012

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Martyn, Susan R., Screening? Consider the Clients. The Practical Litigator, p. 47, July 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1157965

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