Find Lawyers in New York, United States for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Practice Area Overview
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Legal professionals must adhere to a code of professional conduct which varies by state. These guidelines regulate the behavior of lawyers and their roles as legal professionals, client representatives, court officers, and public citizens with special duties to uphold justice.
As a largely self-regulated profession, violations of these ethical standards can result in serious repercussions for attorneys and their firms, including disciplinary actions, loss of law license, and potential civil or criminal liability.
These claims can involve:
- Client Confidentiality
- Competence Conflicts of Interest
- Client Solicitation
- Legal Malpractice
- Professional Misconduct
- Transparency
To manage the level of risk, law firms and attorneys should proactively seek professional guidance to implement preventative measures aimed at reducing compliance-related complaints. This process should include a thorough review of retainer agreements, rigorous screening of new cases for potential conflicts of interest, diligent vetting of new clients, evaluation of the firm’s website and marketing practices, and comprehensive training and supervision of associates and non-lawyer staff.
Richard M. Maltz is counsel to the Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Group at Frankfurt Kurnit. He has more than 25 years of experience in the professional responsibility field, representing lawyers in disciplinary matters and lawyers and law firms in partnership disputes. He also handles litigation involving professional responsibility issues, fee disputes, law firm disputes, disqualification, sanctions, and problems in the admission process for law graduates. Mr. Maltz served 1...
Ronald C. Minkoff is a partner in the Litigation Group and chair of the Professional Responsibility Group. Mr. Minkoff is one of New York State’s leading practitioners in the field of attorney ethics and professional responsibility, representing attorneys in a wide variety of matters including law firm partnership agreements, attorney departures and lateral hires, attorney discipline cases, legal fee disputes and legal malpractice and professional liability cases on behalf of both plain...
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