When Someone Else Pays the Lawyer - Model Rule 1.7 Conflicts of Interest

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2023
  • Updated (redone) video lecture for my Professional Responsibility course and MPRE prep about ABA Model Rule 1.7, Comment 13, which addresses the conflicts of interest that arise when another party pays a client's legal fees (insurer, family members, employer, etc.).
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    SEQUEL TO THIS VIDEO (watch next): When Client Consent Is Not Enough • When Client Consent Is...
    The ABA heading for Comment 13 is "Interest of Person Paying for a Lawyer's Service," and it says:
    "A lawyer may be paid from a source other than the client, including a co-client, if the client is informed of that fact and consents and the arrangement does not compromise the lawyer's duty of loyalty or independent judgment to the client. See Rule 1.8(f). If acceptance of the payment from any other source presents a significant risk that the lawyer's representation of the client will be materially limited by the lawyer's own interest in accommodating the person paying the lawyer's fee or by the lawyer's responsibilities to a payer who is also a co-client, then the lawyer must comply with the requirements of paragraph (b) before accepting the representation, including determining whether the conflict is consentable and, if so, that the client has adequate information about the material risks of the representation."
    This is an updated video/redo of an older video I did in 2020 - • Conflicts of Interest ...

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