Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/Adobe Stock Texas Bar Hopes to Get in Line With Nation on Conflict Rule for Attorneys
The current rule has been a problem, Kinard noted, when it comes to lawyers' mobility since it hinders their ability to switch firms. It is a particularly thorny issue for associates.
June 04, 2024 at 05:02 PM
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Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
What You Need to Know
- A majority of Texas State Bar members want the Supreme Court to make it easier for law firms to screen attorneys and still keep clients without a conflict.
- The members consider the current conflict rule too broad, which makes it harder for lawyers to switch firms.
One of 12 disciplinary rules pending approval of the Texas Supreme Court would bring Texas in line with other states, and make it harder for parties to "conflict-out" law firms because of who they hire.
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