类别:道德

• 如果需要起诉以前的客户，我可以接一个新案子吗?
  也许. 规则1.9 allows a lawyer to represent a new client whose interests are adverse to a former client only if the matters are not substantially related, 或者如果前客户同意. 规则1.6 regarding confidences 和 secrets also might have some impact on the lawyer’s ability to undertake representation adverse to a former client. The rules require a lawyer to make very specific disclosures before obtaining client consent to this type of representation, so please call the 道德 Helpline at 404-527-8741 or 800-682-9806 to talk about your situation with us.
• 我被解雇了，但客户还欠我部分费用. 我可以保留她的档案直到她付款吗?
  如果保留档案会损害客户的利益, 你不能为了保证支付费用而保留文件. 规则1.16(d) 和 正式咨询意见87-5 就这个问题提供进一步的指导.
• 我要离开我的律师事务所. May I tell the clients whose files I have worked on that I am opening my own practice?
  正式咨询意见97-3 holds that a lawyer who is leaving a firm may ethically notify those clients he or she has actively represented. 交流可以是口头的，也可以是书面的. 律师可以将其离职通知委托人, provide a new address 和 notify the client of the lawyer’s willingness to provide legal services to the client.
• I’d like to offer my paralegal a bonus based on the legal fees I’ve taken in each month. 这合乎道德吗??
  规则5.4 讨论律师与非律师分担律师费. 正式咨询意见05-4 provides that it is ethically proper for a lawyer to compensate nonlawyer employees based upon a plan that is based in whole or in part on a profit-sharing arrangement.
• 不公开的客户档案应该保存多久?
  The ethics rules don’t require a lawyer to keep closed files for any particular length of time. 信托账户记录除外. 规则1.15(I) does require that a lawyer keep trust account records for at least six years after the case is over. There is a four-year statute of limitations for disciplinary investigations; 规则4 - 222 provides that the statute may be tolled up to two years in certain situations. You should also take into account potential malpractice claims 和 other law when making a decision to destroy a file.
• 一位女士来我办公室寻求帮助处理她的离婚案, 但现在有另一位律师为她辩护. 我可以和她说话吗?
  Yes, unless you currently represent someone whose interests are adverse to hers. 规则4.2 does not prohibit a disinterested lawyer from providing a second opinion to someone who is currently represented by counsel.
• Where can I file a complaint against my attorney or report a problem with my attorney?

  The 客户援助计划 (CAP) 乔治亚州律师协会主席 h和les problems between attorneys 和 clients. CAP有很多方法可以帮助你解决问题. 有关共同农业政策的一般及统计资料，请参阅 帽网页. 如果您希望与CAP管理员交谈, 请拨打1-800-334-6865，拨打CAP专线, 或直接拨打404-527-8759. CAP无法接收电子邮件查询.

• I’ve graduated from law school, taken the Bar Exam 和 am working in a law office. 我能自称律师吗?

  No! 即使你通过了律师资格考试, you must be sworn in by a court 和 registered with the 乔治亚州律师协会 before you are licensed to practice law in the state. 在那之前，你不能给任何人提供法律建议. You may not appear in court or sign your name on a document to be presented to a court (other than for your own personal matters). 如果法官允许你在听证会上和律师坐在一起, 或者如果你和有执照的律师一起出庭作证, 你不得询问证人或提出异议. You are also obligated to clarify your status to anyone who mistakenly believes that you are a lawyer. 确保信笺抬头牢固, website 和 other publications do not refer to you as a lawyer before you are fully credentialed. There are many tasks that you may perform in a law office while awaiting Bar results 和 licensing. You may draft briefs or pleadings for a lawyer’s review 和 signature. 你可以采访委托人和证人, 和 pass along legal advice as directed by a lawyer (making it clear that the advice is from a licensed attorney). 正式咨询意见19, 21 和 00-2 further describe what tasks may appropriately be delegated to a nonlawyer in a law office.

• 我如何获得学科历史?

  请注意完整的纪律史要求: 根据 条规4-224 乔治亚州律师协会主席, all grievances which do not result in discipline against the respondent are expunged from our records after a period of either one or two years.  

  A disciplinary history is provided as a letter from the 总法律顾问办公室 for $15 per letter. 申请将在10个工作日内处理并寄出. 

  To order 和 pay for your disciplinary history online, please login by 点击这里 然后去商店. 

  要用支票付款，请登录 会员门户 下载表格. Send the completed form 和 payment to the 总法律顾问办公室, 乔治亚州律师协会, 玛丽埃塔街104号. 邮编:30303，亚特兰大，西北100室，收信人:卡伦·库珀. 支票抬头应是乔治亚州律师协会.

  If you are no longer a member of the 乔治亚州律师协会 和 you need a copy of your disciplinary history, 联系卡伦·库珀，电话:404-526-8634或 karenc@tzmuyg.com 寻求帮助.

  问题? 联系卡伦·库珀，电话:404-526-8634或 karenc@tzmuyg.com.

• 我的纪律记录信包括什么?

  A disciplinary history letter includes all grievances that have not been expunged, 所有保密纪律, 公共纪律和会员身份.

• 什么时候才能消除委屈?

  If you receive a grievance 和 that grievance is dismissed by the 总法律顾问办公室, the grievance will be expunged from our database 和 records after one year from the date of dismissal. If the grievance is assigned to the State Disciplinary Board 和 is subsequently dismissed, that grievance will be expunged from our database 和 records two years after the date of dismissal.

• What if I need my disciplinary history letter sooner than 10 business days?

  Suppose you need your disciplinary letter in less than 10 business days. 在这种情况下, 你可以把联邦快递的运输标签发邮件给我们, 和 your letter can be sent to you by overnight or second-day delivery. 联系卡伦·库珀，电话:404-526-8634或 karenc@tzmuyg.com 安排联邦快递运送你的违纪记录.

• Does my disciplinary history letter include a certificate of good st和ing?

  No. You must order a letter of good st和ing from the membership department. 您可以在我们网站上的商店订购这封信.