Ethics Opinions & Guidance

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – June 21, 2013 Dear Ethics Committee: I understand that LinkedIn is the leading social networking website for professionals. When I created my profile, and when I updated it, I

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – May 17, 2013 Dear Ethics Committee: I am a newly admitted attorney and will be doing foreclosure work representing institutional lenders. I understand that New Hampshire is a non-judicial

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – February 22, 2013 In November 2012, the NH Bar Association Ethics Committee published a commentary on the importance of timely pre-employment conflict screenings under Rule 1.10 when hiring a

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – December 14, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I am preparing for my first motion hearing in a case I inherited when I joined my new employer’s firm. I have discovered

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – November 16, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I am moving as a lateral hire to a new law firm whose clients are adverse to some of the existing clients in

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – September 14, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I have recently lost my job at a mid-sized firm. I was an active litigator and now am concerned about applying for positions

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – July 13, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I have noticed that, under the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct, there are several circumstances under which a lawyer may take a

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – January 13, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I am involved in contentious litigation with a company represented by a lawyer who does not return my calls and emails for days

Ethics Corner Article New Hampshire Bar News – April 13, 2012 Dear Ethics Committee: I am a relatively new lawyer. I have heard that lawyers who have been around longer than I have sometimes get into trouble