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D. Legal Fees......................................................................................................................43E. Retainers and Lump Sum; Duties on Termination ........................................................44F. Confidentiality – characteristics ....................................................................................46G. Lawyer’s Advice to “Shut-Up” as Basis for Suspending License.................................50H. Conflict of Interest and Disqualification .......................................................................51I. Lawyer Obligations to Third Parties .............................................................................58J. Lawyer Obligations to the Tribunal...............................................................................58VII. Law Office Management and Risk......................................................................... 65A. The Intake Process.........................................................................................................65B. The Engagement Letter (see sample letters for pro bono and fee paying clientsin Annex) .......................................................................................................................66C. Files and Records/Attorneys’ Liens ..............................................................................66D. The Nonengagement letter (see sample at A-58) ..........................................................68E. The Disengagement or Termination Letter (see sample at A-58). Withdrawalor ending of engagement triggers duties. ABA Model Rules 1-16(d)..........................68F. Maintaining Competence...............................................................................................69G. Staff and Partner Intake Procedures ..............................................................................69H. Staff and Partner Exits...................................................................................................69I. “Sale” of Practices.........................................................................................................70VIII. Civil Liability - Causes of Action for Damages..................................................... 70A. Breach of Contract.........................................................................................................70B. Tort Liability to Client and Third Parties ......................................................................70C. Malpactice .....................................................................................................................70D. Client’s culpable conduct may negate proximate cause................................................71E. N.Y. malpractice cases do not adopt a “locality” standard of care – theyreference the “legal community” as a whole.................................................................71F. Expert Testimony. .........................................................................................................71(iii)us\JUCEARO\7667714.1
G. In some jurisdictions a lawyer hired as such has been held to standard ofperformance of the average specialist of that type. .......................................................71H. Attorney is not a guarantor of outcome. ........................................................................72I. Statute of Limitations ....................................................................................................72J. “Overbilling” or “excessive fee” claims are not malpractice........................................72K. Vicariously liability for negligence of lawyer's agent hired on the behald on theclient. .............................................................................................................................72L. Prejudgment interest......................................................................................................72IX. Selected Malpractice and Disciplinary Cases ........................................................ 72A. “Rude” and “Frivolous” Behavior to Clients and Adversaries......................................72B. Causation Required for Malpractice Claim Damages ...................................................76X. SELECTED REFERENCES ON ETHICS ............................................................ 76A. Rules of Professional Conduct (effective April 1, 2009)/Lawyer’s Code ofProfession Responsibility (prior to April 1, 2009) ........................................................76B. Sample Letters of Engagement are on the American Bar Association Website-(http://www.americanbar.org/content/newsletter/publications/gp_solo_magazine_home/gp_solo_magazine_index/sampleengageletters.html) See the NewYork Example (Annex A-3 and A-14) ..........................................................................76C. Formal and Informal Ethics Opinions ...........................................................................76D. Other Resources and Periodicals ...................................................................................76E. Telephone Hotlines........................................................................................................77F. Websites.........................................................................................................................77XI.EOIR Press Release on Amended Professional Conduct Rules Effective January20, 2009. ................................................................................................................. 78(iv)us\JUCEARO\7667714.1
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