Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee Presented to the Board of Governors January 17, 2008 One of the newly-enacted professional conduct rules approved by the New Hampshire Supreme Court that drew comment, if not consternation, especially from criminal defense attorneys, is the rule which affects the management of flat fees or … Read more
By the NHBA Ethics Committee Practical Ethics: May, 2007 Presented to the Board of Governors 5/17/07 If you are a solo practitioner contemplating closing your practice, consider four pieces of advice. First, consider alternatives to closing your practice. Your clients and your purse may be better served by these alternatives to simply closing your solo … Read more
Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee – April 2001 Presented to the Board of Governors July 26, 2001 The Rule 1.9 restriction on a lawyer who has represented a client from representing another with adverse interests in a substantially related matter has special relevance in family law, where questions arise about … Read more
Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee Presented to the Board of Governors July 26, 2001. THIS PRACTICAL ETHICS article is intended as a follow-up to the recent opinion issued by the Ethics Committee dealing with the release of billing statements to third party auditors in insurance defense cases, NH Op #2000-01/5.1 … Read more
Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee – November 8, 2000 Reviewed by the Board of Governors November 16, 2000 Legend has it that lawyers have been taking stock in companies they incorporate in payment of their legal fees for years. They did not view the stock as paving the way to … Read more
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its November 16, 2017 meeting.
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its April 20, 2017 meeting.
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its March 3, 2016 meeting.
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its June 16, 2016 meeting.
Ethics Committee Practical Ethics Article By the NHBA Ethics Committee Presented to the NHBA Board of Governors at its March 18, 1999 meeting Facing every lawyer and law practice is the accumulation of documents, growth of open files, and storage of closed files. As the closet doors and file cabinets become harder and harder to … Read more