Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Ruth Carter | Can a lawyer participate in boycotts and protests without compromising their practice? A lawyer’s guide to balancing civic duty with client obligations.

Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org: How can lawyers ethically adopt AI-powered audio document summarization while complying with professional responsibility rules? Mark C. Palmer replies.

Use Meghan Zavieh's year-end checklist to quickly assess your firm's practice systems and ethics risks — and plan to improve them for the new year.

As AI training expands in law schools, students are being taught the rules while practicing lawyers are getting burned because of their misuse.

Walking away from a law practice can be emotional, but your exit should be handled professionally and strategically. Your goal is to best serve your clients’ interests, maintain your reputation and continue to move forward in your career.

Charity Anastasio | What should you do if ICE comes to your law office asking for information about your client? A quick guide for lawyers.

Wayne Hassay | If reform is to be meaningful, it must begin with historical honesty—and resist both the elitism of the past and the lure of unchecked commercialism.

Camille Stell | Silence sends a message. So does courageous, principled resistance. Here are steps every lawyer can use to speak up and push back.

Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org: How should I balance priorities when everything for everyone seems to be a “top priority”?

Joan Feldman | Quitting is pretty tough for those of us who believe our highest accomplishment is to dig in our heels and persevere.