Professional Responsibility in Litigation

The above-titled book by Douglas R. Richmond, Brian S. Faughnan, and Michael L. Matula was published in February 2011 by the ABA's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section:

"Professional responsibility" is defined broadly to include not only legal ethics, but also the related subjects of sanctions and, in some instances, professional liability. The ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct have served as the standard for the sake of practicality and uniformity.

Professional responsibility is a dynamic subject, and answers to thorny questions often pivot on the facts and variations of state law. Accordingly, the book provides ample citations to authority--principally cases and ethics opinions--to assist readers in their own research.

Chapters cover:

    * Pre-suit investigation
    * Co-counsel and referral relationships
    * Surreptitious investigations and discovery
    * Receipt and release of confidential information
    * Ethics of e-discovery
    * Expert witness conflicts of interest
    * False testimony
    * Lawyers as witnesses, and much more!

The book is available for purchase here.

Comments

[Patent Litigation]

Trial and appellate lawyers face numerous professional responsibility challenges. These problems often arise suddenly or in circumstances that are at best difficult. The chapters of Professional Responsibility in Litigation are organized by tracing the life of a lawsuit from start to finish. The book begins with an examination of professional responsibility issues attending pre-suit investigations and the initiation of litigation and concludes with a discussion of the professional responsibilities of appellate lawyers.

[Mike]

Patent litigation can be lengthy and expensive! When an inventor, business or other entity owns a patent, and that patent is infringed, the patent owner has few alternatives other than patent litigation. And while several large settlements have been won in patent infringement lawsuits, patent litigation is usually lengthy, and patent litigation is always very expensive!