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Rules: 4-8.4(d)
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Misconduct
Subject: Misconduct - Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice
Summary: It is prejudicial to the administration of justice to condition the settlement of a civil matter upon the condition that criminal charges be dismissed against one of the parties.
Rules: 4-1.1, 4-3.1, 4-3.4, 4-4.4, 4-8.4; Court Operating Rule 2.02
Client-Lawyer Relationship; Advocate; Transactions with Persons Other Than Clients; Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Competence; Meritorious Claims and Contentions; Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel and Ethical Obligation to Follow Court Orders and Rules; Respect for Rights of Third Persons; Misconduct
Subject: Competence; Misconduct - Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice; Redaction; Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Summary: over redaction as failure to comply with Court rules and/or lack of competence
Rules: 4-1.4, 4-1.6, 4-2.1, and 4-8.4(d)
Client- Lawyer Relationship, Counselor, Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Communication, Confidentiality, Advisor, Misconduct
Subject: Litigation Loans
Summary: litigation loans pursuant to the Missouri Consumer Legal Funding Act
Rules: 4-8.3; 4-8.4; 4-1.0; 4-1.6
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Reporting Professional Misconduct
Misconduct
Confidentiality of Information
Misconduct
Confidentiality of Information
Subject: Misconduct - Bias, Harassment, or Prejudice; Reporting Misconduct of Another Lawyer
Summary: reporting lawyer misconduct related to bias or prejudice
Rules: 4-1.1; 4-1.2; 4-1.4; 4-8.4, Preamble and Scope
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Competence
Scope of Representation
Communication
Misconduct
Scope of Representation
Communication
Misconduct
Subject: Misconduct - Criminal Act by Lawyer; Scope of Representation
Summary: medical marijuana
Rules: 4-1.2; 4-1.4; 4-3.4; 4-8.4
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Advocate
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Advocate
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Scope of Representation
Communication
Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel
Misconduct
Communication
Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel
Misconduct
Subject: Contraband; Criminal; Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel; Evidence of a Crime
Summary: lawyer receives by mail a check for client representation and what appears to be an illegal substance
Rules: 4-1.4; 4-1.15; 4-1.16; 4-1.22; 4-8.4
Client-Lawyer Relationship
File Retention
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
File Retention
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Subject: Client Files; Leaving a Law Firm
Summary: disposition of client file when lawyer leaves a law firm
Rules: 4-3.1; 4-4.1; 4-4.4; 4-8.3; 4-8.4; 4-8.5; Preamble and Scope
Advocate
Transactions with Persons Other than Clients
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Transactions with Persons Other than Clients
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Subject: Employment; Misconduct - Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice; Reporting Misconduct of Another Lawyer; Threat of Criminal Prosecution or Disciplinary Complaint
Summary: threat of criminal prosecution or disciplinary complaint; duty to report
Rules: 4-1.2; 4-1.4; 4-1.6; 4-1.8; 4-4.4; 4-3.4; 4-8.4
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Transactions with Persons Other than Clients
Advocate
Advocate
Subject: Client Misconduct; Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel; Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Summary: client inappropriately or wrongfully obtaining email communications of opposing party