1. THE ART OF MASTERING, MANAGING AND MENTORING LEGAL ETHICS
APRL CHICAGO
AUGUST 3, 2012
Rebecca Ambrose David A. Lewis Allison D. Rhodes William J. Wernz

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MRPC OUTLINES – 4.2
“In representing a client”
Pro Se Lawyers
1) Pro Se Lawyer May Contact Rep’d Party
a) Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers § 99, Cmt. e: “A lawyer representing his or her own interests pro se may communicate with an opposing represented nonclient on the same basis as other principals. . ..”
b) A lawyer who is asked by a represented party for a second opinion may render the opinion. Martin A. Cole, Dealing With Prospective Client, MINN. LAW., July 7, 2003.

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2) Pro Se Lawyer May Not Contact Rep’d Party
a) In re Coleman, 463 N.W.2d 718 (Minn. 1990)
b) (15 other authorities)

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“A Lawyer Shall Not Communicate . . .:”
Contacts by Represented Persons with Each Other. Lawyers, Agents, Supervision
Scripting and Rule 8.4(a).
1) ABA F. O

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DORSEY & WHITNEY ETHICS & LOSS PREVENTION LIBRARY
MRPC and Lawyering Outlines
Policies and Procedures
Links to Internet Resources
Annotated Forms, e.g. Waivers, Engagement Letters
Ethics Pleadings
Memos, e.g. “Dorsey as Escrow Agent?”

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Why a Law Firm Ethics Library?
Consistency
Efficiency
Pedagogy / Mentoring
Transition Planning
Client Service
Supplement Treatises, etc.

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Minnesota Legal Ethics – August 1, 2012 Blog
Lawyer’s Perspective Counts, Client’s Does Not.
“For purposes of imposing lawyer discipline, Rule 1.0(i), MRPC, defines ‘reasonable’ or ‘reasonably,’ to mean the conduct of a reasonably prudent and competent lawyer [T]his plainly views the term from a lawyer’s perspective and not from that of a client.” Martin A. Cole, Managing Expectations, BENCH & B. OF MINN., July 2012.

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“Is there enough Minnesota ethics law for a treatise?” Tom Morgan
Discipline law resources
Common law, e.g. attorney-client relationship, MRPC local law references
All local law
Up-to-date citations
Marketing? 1,500+ blog recipients
Lawyering as public service