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Publication Year: updated 2009 Publication Type: Deskbook
Reviewed by members of the WSBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and the WSBA Office of Disciplinary Counsel, this deskbook remains the must-have reference for any attorney practicing in Washington. Updated in 2009 to cover amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct through January 1, 2009. Also includes two new chapters (chapters 17 and 18 below).
Mark J. Fucile, Gail McMonagle (Editors-in-Chief), David Boerner, Douglas J. Ende, Mark J. Fucile, Julia Ann Gold, Robert B. Gould, Peter R. Jarvis, Thomas E. Kelly, Jr., Arthur J. Lachman, Gail McMonagle, Zachary Mosner, Michael H. Runyan, John A. Strait, Chris Sutton. REVIEWERS: Joanne S. Abelson, Leslie Ching Allen, Kevin Bank, Randy Beitel, Craig Bray, Jonathan Burke, Scott Busby, Anthony Butler, Felice P. Congalton, Francesca D’Angelo, Linda B. Eide, Douglas J. Ende, Joan Fairbanks, Chris Gray, Marsha Matsumoto, Jean K. McElroy, Nancy Miller, Vicki Lee Anne Parker, Sachia Stonefeld Powell, Anne I. Seidel, Debra Slater, Elizabeth Turner Smith
Leslie Ching Allen, Barry Althoff, James Berg, Michael R. Caryl, Felice P. Congalton, Douglas J. Ende, Mark J. Fucile, Maureen A. Hart, Kathryn L. Kafka, Amanda Lee, Robert Lewis, Julie Mass, Megan E. McCloskey, Joy McLean, Anne I. Seidel, Alan D. Smith, John A. Strait, Kathleen Wareham, Erin Warren, Jason T. Vail
About Washington Ethics Opinions
Chapter 1 Formation of the Attorney-client Relationship
§1.2 Creation and Scope of Attorney-Client Relationship
§1.3 Initial Consultation
Chapter 2 Advertising and Solicitation
§2.1 Introduction: The Evolution of Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation
§2.2 Regulation of Advertising Under the First Amendment
§2.3 Constitutionality of Regulating Lawyer Communications
§2.4 Lawyer Advertising in Washington and the Rules of Professional Conduct
§2.5 Washington's Application of Restrictions on Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation
§2.6 Sources of Additional Information about Lawyer Advertising
Chapter 3 Attorney Fees
§3.2 Fee Terminology
§3.3 The Ethical Fee
§3.4 Collection of the Fee
§3.5 Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Fee Forfeiture or Disgorgement
§3.6 Conclusion
Chapter 4 Withdrawal from Employment
§4.2 Authorities
§4.3 Mandatory Withdrawal
§4.4 Permissive Withdrawal
§4.5 Withdrawal in a Matter Before a Tribunal
§4.6 Protection of Client Interest/Mitigation of Harm to Client Upon Withdrawal
§4.7 Withdrawal from Representation to Cure a Conflict of Interest (AKA the "Hot Potato" Rule)
§4.8 Conclusion
§4.9 Sample Withdrawal Letters
Chapter 5 Client Trust Accounts
§5.2 RPC 1.15A-Safeguarding Property
§5.3 RPC 1.15B-Required Trust Account Records
§5.4 When Is a Trust Account Necessary?
§5.5 Types of Trust Accounts
§5.6 Daily Trust Account Activities
§5.7 Reporting to Clients
§5.8 Record Keeping
§5.9 Client Securities and Other Properties
§5.10 Trust Account Examinations and Audits
§5.11 Overdrafts of Trust Accounts
§5.12 Conclusion
Chapter 6 Law Practice Organization Management and Sales
§6.2 Law Practice Organization
§6.3 Law Practice Management
§6.4 Law Practice Sales
Chapter 7 Confidentiality
§7.2 Attorney-Client Privilege, Work Product, and Ethical Duty to Protect Client Information
§7.3 Scope of RPC 1.6
§7.4 Avoiding Inadvertent Disclosure
§7.5 Mandatory Disclosure
§7.6 Permissive Disclosure
§7.7 Confidentiality in Specific Situations
Chapter 8 Competence Diligence Zealousness and the Duty to Supervise Others
§8.2 Competence in General
§8.3 Diligence in General
§8.4 Responsibilities of Partners, Supervisory Lawyers, and Other Lawyers Over Others
Chapter 9 Limitations to Representation of Clients- Litigation Matters
§9.2 Disqualification
§9.3 Discovery Ethics
§9.4 The "No Contact" Rule
Chapter 10 Identification of the Client in Organizational Settings
§10.2 General Rule for Determining Whether an Attorney-Client Relationship Exists
§10.3 The "Who Is the Client?" Question in Specific Organizational Contexts
§10.4 The "No Contact" Rule in the Organizational Setting
§10.5 Conclusion
Chapter 11 Conflicts of Interest
§11.1 Background of Conflict of Interest Rules
§11.2 Conflicts of Interest Between Two Current Clients
§11.3 Conflicts of Interest between a Lawyer and a Current Client
§11.4 Conflicts of Interest With Former Clients
§11.5 Imputed Disqualification
§11.6 Conflict Management
Appendix A Standard Conflict Waiver
Appendix B Joint Representation Agreement
Appendix C Former Client Conflict Waiver
Appendix D Affidavit of Employee Joining Firm
Appendix E Letter to Client re: Screening Procedure in Rule 1.10(b)
Appendix F Screening Memorandum
Chapter 12 Washington Mediation Ethics
§12.2 Role of Lawyers in Mediation
§12.3 Communication Between Lawyer and Client
§12.4 Competent Representation in Mediation Is an Ethical Duty
§12.5 Confidentiality and Privilege
§12.6 Truthfulness During Mediation
§12.7 Conflicts Between Clients
§12.8 Multijurisdictional Practice
§12.9 Conclusion
§12.10 Additional Sources
Chapter 13 Government Lawyers
§13.2 Sources of Considerations Unique to Government Lawyers
§13.3 Considerations Unique to Government Lawyers Under the RPCs
Chapter 14 Attorney Malpractice
§14.2 Elements of a Legal Malpractice Claim
§14.3 Defenses to a Legal Malpractice Claim
§14.4 Other Theories of Lawyer Liability
§14.5 Bibliography
Chapter 15 Washington's Lawyer Discipline System
§15.2 Supreme Court Rules
§15.3 Authority and Purpose
§15.4 Structure and Funding
§15.5 Separation of Investigative/Prosecutorial and Adjudicative Functions
§15.6 Handling of Grievances, Investigations, and Prosecutions
§15.7 What a Lawyer Should Do When a Disciplinary Grievance Is Filed Against Him or Her
Appendix A Cross-Reference Table No. 1: RLD to ELC
Appendix B Cross-Reference Table No. 2: ELC to RLD
Chapter 16 Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy
§16.2 Applicable Rules
§16.3 Who May Practice in Bankruptcy Court?
§16.4 Representing Debtors in Possession
§16.5 Representing Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Debtors
§16.6 Representing Multiple Debtor Entities
§16.7 Representing a Debtor Entity and Its Individual Owners
§16.8 Representing Committees
§16.9 Representing Trustees
§16.10 Representing Creditors
§16.11 Fee Arrangements for Chapter 11 Retained Counsel
§16.12 Prepetition Planning
§16.13 Other Bankruptcy Issues
§16.14 Sanctions
§16.15 Bankruptcy Crimes
§16.16 Attorney-Client Privilege in Bankruptcy
Chapter 17 Reciprocal Admission and Multijurisdictional Practice
§17.2 Reciprocal Admission
§17.3 House Counsel Admission
§17.4 Temporary Multijurisdictional Practice
§17.5 Conclusion
Chapter 18 Ethical Issues in pro Bono and Vulnerable Client Representation
§18.2 Public Service Rules
§18.3 Creation of the Attorney/Client Relationship
§18.4 Communication with the Client
§18.5 Confidentiality