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Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

University of San Diego

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Professional conduct

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Fred Z., David Mcgowan Feb 2011

Fred Z., David Mcgowan

San Diego Law Review

Dedication to the works of Prof. Fred Zacharias.


Fred Zacharias's Skeptical Moralism, David Luban Feb 2011

Fred Zacharias's Skeptical Moralism, David Luban

San Diego Law Review

Dedication to the works of Prof. Fred Zacharias.


California's Duty Of Confidentiality: Is It Time For A Life-Threatening Criminal Act Exception?, Kevin E. Mohr Jan 2002

California's Duty Of Confidentiality: Is It Time For A Life-Threatening Criminal Act Exception?, Kevin E. Mohr

San Diego Law Review

In August 2001, the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association (ABA) voted in favor of a revision to the duty of confidentiality contained in the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, a set of ethics rules that has been adopted in some form by over forty states. Specifically, the House voted to broaden the exception in Model Rule 1.6 that permits a lawyer to reveal confidential information of the client to the extent the lawyer reasonably believes

necessary to prevent likely death or substantial bodily harrn.

It is

uncertain whether that vote will have any effect on the …