Samuel C Stretton

February 11, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

I understand there are some substantial changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct. Are there any significant changes?

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read

February 04, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

I was looking through disciplinary reports from 30, 40, 50, 60 years ago and there does not seem to have been nearly as much professional discipline for attorneys as there is now. Were lawyers just better behaved? What is the reason?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read

January 28, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a sitting Common Pleas Court judge. I wish to write a letter of reference on behalf of a niece to an organization that, at times, appears in the courthouse. Can I ethically do so?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

January 21, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Is it becoming too expensive to practice law or have one's own firm?

By Samuel C. Stretton

13 minute read

January 14, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

I have been consulted by a client about a major and expensive criminal case. The client is willing to give me a mortgage or lien on his house. Can I accept that as part of the fee?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

January 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

What is your New Year's resolution as an attorney who has practiced for many years?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read

December 30, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am representing a client and I discovered the client has committed fraud in certain answers and documents. Can I continue to represent the client?

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read

December 23, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I had represented a corporation and that corporation is now defunct and does not exist anymore. Do the privileged conversations and information learned during my representation of the corporation still remain in the attorney-client privilege since the corporation is now defunct?

By Samuel C. Stretton

10 minute read

December 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I was consulted with a potential client about retaining me. I met briefly with the client and discussed the case. Subsequently, the client chose to hire someone else. I have now been subpoenaed as a witness as to what the client told me. Is this within the attorney-client privilege?

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

December 10, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I have a pending disciplinary hearing. Is it possible to work out a guilty plea resolution?

By Samuel C. Stretton

13 minute read