Credit: Felipe Caparrós/Adobe Stock Connecticut Should Skip ABA's Proposed Amendments to Rule 1.16
Aside from the amended rule's lack of clarity, it appears to address a problem that by and large does not exist in Connecticut.
August 19, 2024 at 02:16 PM
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Commentary
Recently, the America Bar Association passed a resolution that adopted proposed amendments to ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16 and its comments concerning a lawyer declining or terminating representation. The proposed amendment imposes on lawyers a duty to investigate certain clients retaining them to make sure they are not doing so to help them commit illegal activities.
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