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Obligations of Truthfulness

 
Even when the client tells you a lie, you have an obligation. Under the rules of confidentiality, disclosure is permissive, it’s not mandatory. Under the obligations of truthfulness, the rules become mandatory. Understand how to deal with and remove yourself from a dishonest client. In this video our speaker, John Snow, reviews Rule 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others. Attorneys may be faced with a client or client representative or even a third-party aligned with the client, who is or appears to be misrepresenting facts, i.e. lying. This occurs in all practice areas, not just divorce, transactional and litigation settings. The detection of a dishonest client and immediate resolution of the issue created by the dishonesty, will not only save an attorney’s reputation, but may also result in the avoidance of bar complaints, litigation against the attorney and uncompensated involvement in regulatory oversight.

John A. Snow is an attorney with Prince Yeates. His practice consists of general civil litigation, including commercial, professional malpractice, construction, insurance coverage and defense. Mr. Snow is designated in The Best Lawyers in America as Lawyer of the Year in litigation, real estate and construction law; and designated as Lawyer of the Law in legal malpractice-defense. He is the chair of the Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee of the Utah State Bar.
Runtime: 19 minutes

Faculty

John A. Snow

John A. Snow

Parsons Behle & Latimer

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Faculty

John A. Snow

John A. Snow

Parsons Behle & Latimer

  • Attorney with Parsons Behle & Latimer, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Practice consists of general civil litigation, including commercial, professional malpractice, construction, and insurance coverage and defense
  • Designated in The Best Lawyers in America as Lawyer of the Year in litigation, real estate, and construction law; and designated in the areas of practice of legal malpractice defense, commercial litigation, and construction
  • Designated in Utah Business magazine’s Utah Legal Elite in the areas of business and civil litigation and construction law and as a Super Lawyer in the Mountain States in Super Lawyer Magazine
  • Former Chair of the Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee of the Utah State Bar
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 801-536-6772

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