Rule of the Road No. 8: A trial lawyer must never “borrow” from a trust account. Fortunately, the problem of…
Rule of the Road No. 7: A trial lawyer must maintain boundaries with clients. It is important that lawyers keep…
Rule of the Road No. 6: A trial lawyer must have written fee agreements. No lawyer has ever regretted having…
Rule of the Road No. 5: A trial lawyer must disclose and resolve conflicts of interest, or withdraw. Trial lawyers…
Rule of the Road No. 4: A trial lawyer must tell the client the truth. This rule should go without…
Rule of the Road No. 3: A trial lawyer must effectively communicate with clients. The most important thing we can…
Rule of the Road No. 2: A trial lawyer must be diligent. Rule 1.3 of the ABA Model Rules of…
Many of us have adopted and adapted Rick Friedman and Patrick Malone’s seminal Rules of the Road™ concepts for preparing…
While burdens of proof at trial do not necessarily equate to the awkwardness of a come-on during a date, the…
Utah Jury Awards $12.8M in Legal Malpractice Case In June 2013, after the Utah office of a large national law…