Lawyers Gone Ethical

I’m diving into the changes that came about with the new revamp of the California Rules of Professional Conduct. Several years ago, the California Supreme Court convened a commission to work on bringing California's Rules into alignment with the ABA Model Rules. The Commission’s Rules were recently adopted by the Supreme Court and they go into affect later this year in 2018.  In this episode, I’m breaking down what California lawyers need to know about the changes and how they impact their law practices.  What I Explain In This Episode: California still hasn’t adopted the Model Rules; they simply amended California’s existing rules The way the rules are numbered have been completely revamped and they’re a bit confusing California is finally aligned with best practices when it comes to advance fees and now require that lawyers deposit those fees in client trust accounts What about sex with clients? When can a lawyer have sex with his/her client? The new client communication rule (CA New Rule 1.4) requires law