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PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
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 LAWYERS: RULES & CODE OF
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Becoming
Fundamental Rule
Unjustified Expectations
LAWYERS
No Good

Disciplining Comparing Lawyer’s Services

Advertising
Legal Clinic
Applied
Allowed Specialist
Getting Clients
General Rule Admitted Elsewhere
Pecuniary Gain
Soliciting Written or Recorded Communications
By Others
W
I
Competence T
H
D
LAWYERS Keeping Clients Fees & Funds R
& CLIENTS A
W
Conflicts Client A
Division of Labor L
Attorney

Frivolous Claims
Zealous Rep Duties Candor
Fairness

Representing Clients
Trial Publicity

Confidentiality
Confidences

Unauthorized Practice
Secerets

LAWYER’S DUTY
Exceptions
TO PROFESSION

Reporting Misconduct

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 Decline Representation
or Withdrawal

Initially Incompetent Make Self Competent

Emergency

Associate Competent
Counsel
COMPETENCE

Competent Attorney Acting Incompetent

No Excessive Fees

Proportion to Services

Feesplitting Client's Consent

Reasonable
Fees

Rules & Code

Contingent Fees
California

Rules & Code

FEES & FUNDS Writing
California

Trust Fund Account — Record Keeping

Clients Funds Misappropriation

Commingling

Retainers - Advance Fees

132A
 General

Objective Fair and Reasonable

Client Informed
Client - Lawyer Financial Dealings
Independent Counsel

Consent
Book & Media Rights

Standard Commercial Transactions

Special Problems
Financial Assistance

Lawyer as Witness

Same Lawsuit

Present Clients Unrelated Lawsuits

Business Deals

CONFLICTS Client - Client

Actual Confidences

Former Clients Issues Substantially Related

Government as Former Client

Client Consents

Fee Paid by 3P No Interference

Confidentiality Preserved
Client - 3rd Parties

Special Problems

Vicarious Disqualification

132B
 Knowing Violation

Mandatory Disability

Discharge

Criminal or Fraudulent Client

Crime or Fraud

Repugnant or Imprudent Objective

WITHDRAWAL Permissive California

Additions
Financial Burden

Other Good Cause

No Adverse Effect

Permission

Procedure

Protect Client's Interests

132C
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