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THE A, B, C'S OF LEGAL ETHICS, PLUS D AND E

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The Institute for Continuing Legal Education is a California Bar Approved MCLE provider (No. 4932). This activity is approved for 1.25 hours of California MCLE credit, which applies to Legal Ethics.

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In our survey of legal ethics from a simple "A,B,C plus "D" and "E" approach, let's consider these individual letters and what they stand for as guideposts on the road to ethical conduct.

"A" stands for "advocate". Clients expect you to be their advocate and to be available for them. When you do your best job as your client's advocate, you can minimize problems which might occur from failing to act as a zealous advocate for your client.

"B" stands for "buy insurance"...malpractice insurance, that is. In certain places, like London, England, nobody leaves home without an umbrella. Think of legal malpractice insurance like your umbrella. It seems it never rains when you bring your umbrella, but often when you don't.

It's estimated that about 1/2 of California attorneys don't have malpractice insurance. The Business & Professions Code requires that in written retainer agreements, the attorney disclose whether or not the attorney carries errors and omissions insurance (B&P 6147, 6148).

Some hold the opinion that the minimum amount of malpractice insurance (i.e., $100,000) may in certain transactional matters be insufficient, and that lawyers who don't carry insurance may be just those lawyers who tend to not have written retainer agreements or be more likely to be involved in legal malpractice claims. Whatever the opinion, an uninsured lawyer does not have the insurance protection a client injured by the lawyer's malpractice may need...

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