#2019-20/01 Rule 1.6 Disclosure of a Client’s Identity
Unless one of the exceptions in Rule 1.6 applies, Rule 1.6 prohibits the disclosure of the identity of a client.
Ethics Subjects
#2018-19/02 Relationship Between Insurance Company and the Lawyer Hired to Represent an Insured
ABSTRACT: The Ethics Committee previously issued two opinions addressing the relationship between an insurance company and the lawyer hired by the company to represent its insured. These opinions, which turned on a preliminary question of insurance law
#2018-19/01 Border Law and Confidential Client Information: Practical Considerations and Ethical Obligations
Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion #2018-19/01 by the NHBA Ethics Committee. This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its May 6, 2019 meeting.
#2017-18/02 Conflicts Arising from DeBenedetto Disclosures
Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion #2017-18/02 by the NHBA Ethics Committee. This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its June 28, 2018 meeting.
#2017-18/01 Providing Legal Services in Exchange for a Client’s Goods and Services
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its November 16, 2017 meeting.
#2016-17/01 Law Firm Obligations in Sharing Fees and Ownership Control with Retired Lawyers
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its April 20, 2017 meeting.
#2015-16/09 The Ethical Obligations of Stand-By Counsel
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its March 3, 2016 meeting.
#2015-16/05 Client File Retention
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its June 16, 2016 meeting.
#2014-15/10 Joint Representation of Clients in Estate Planning
This opinion was submitted for publication to the NHBA Board of Governors at its June 18, 2015 meeting.
#2014-15/05 The Lawyer’s Authority to Disclose Confidential Client Information to Protect a Client from Elder Abuse or Other Threats of Substantial Bodily Harm
Can an Attorney Disclose Confidential Client Information, Over a Client’s Objection, to Protect the Client from Elder Abuse or Other Threats of Substantial Bodily Injury?