David Dodge's Articles and “Eye on Ethics” Columns

20 Years of Contributions to Arizona Attorney Magazine

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March 2021	Are We Finally Finished With the Unfinished Business Rule?
February 2021	State Bar Inquiries Not to Be Taken Lightly
January 2021	Don't Impair Your Client's Right to Fire You
December 2020	The No-Contact Rule Revisited
September 2020	Your Ethical Duties: Dealing with an Impaired Lawyer in Your Firm
June 2020	Serving as a Mediator or Arbitrator
May 2020	Don't Impair Your Client's Right to Fire You
April 2020	Changes in the Wind for Law Practice
March 2020	Lawyers Changing Firms: An Update
January 2020	Positional Conflicts Revisited
December 2019	A Joint Client Retracts Previously Given Consent
November 2019	Information You Must Give Joint Clients
October 2019	The Accidental Client
September 2019	The Ethical Considerations of Saying Goodbye
July 2019	Are You Ever Not a Lawyer?
February 2019	Positional Conflicts of Interest
January 2019	Ethics and the Bill O'Reilly Settlement Agreement
November 2018	Another Reason Not to Misbehave at the Courthouse
October 2018	Ethical Rule Violations and Malpractice
September 2018	New Rules Make Changing Firms a Little Easier
June 2018	Information Learned in the Representation of a Current Client
March 2018	When a Client Shows Up as a Witness for the Other Side
January 2018	When Does a Prospective Client Become the Real Thing?
November 2017	Profit-Sharing, Ethics and Employee Compensation
October 2017	Moving Between Government and Private Practice
September 2017	Fake News, Alternative Facts, Legal Ethics
May 2017	Legal Ethics and Collaborative Law Practice
March 2017	What Happens When Hired Guns Misfire (full-length article)
February 2017	Fee-Splitting & Avvo
January 2017	Legal Ethics and the Impaired Lawyer
November 2016	Referral Fees and Conflicts of Interest
October 2016	Sharing Fees, Unintended Consequences
September 2016	Derivative Liability Revisited
June 2016	LinkedIn and Arizona's Lawyer Advertising Rules
May 2016	Lawyer Succession Planning Now Mandatory
March 2016	Ethical Pitfalls for Expert Witnesses and the Lawyers Who Retain Them (full-length article)
February 2016	Do Our Advertising Rules Need an Upgrade?
January 2016	Returning Client Files: Another Look
December 2015	No-Solicitation Rules Alive, Well at Legal Seminars
November 2015	Settlement Agreement Terms May Cause Ethical Trouble
July/August 2015	The No-Contact Rule and Former Employees
June 2015	Clients with Diminished Capacity
May 2015	Are You Still a Good Lawyer?
March 2015	Representing an Organization, Its Constituents
January 2015	Impliedly Authorized Disclosures
November 2014	Client Consent, Informed and Otherwise
July/August 2014	Unfinished Business, Migrating Lawyers
June 2014	Joint Defense Agreements
April 2014	Multiple Law Firm Affiliations
January 2014	Web-Based Client Reviews
November 2013	Ethics and the Aging Lawyer
September 2013	On Screening
July/August 2013	Confidences of Prospective Clients
June 2013	Gifts and Bequests from Clients
April 2013	Suing Your Client for Unpaid Fees
January 2013	Law Office Estate Planning
November 2012	Confidentiality of Communications Between Lawyers in the Same Firm
September 2012	Interstate Practice of Law
June 2012	Obligations to Third Persons (Part 2)
May 2012	Obligations to Third Persons (Part 1)
April 2012	Dealing with the Unrepresented Party
March 2012	Changing Fee Agreements Revisited
February 2012	Disclaimers, Good Faith and the Prospective Client
January 2012	Loans to Clients
October 2011	When Lawyers Change Firms
September 2011	Missteps and Your Client's Settlement
June 2011	New Wrinkle in Loan Modifications
March 2011	Watch Your Website!
December 2010	Dealing with Your Partner's Conflicts of Interest
October 2010	Don't Impair Your Client's Right to Settle
September 2010	Know What's in Your Trust Account
May 2010	Owning Up to Your Own Mistakes
January 2010	Loan Modification Services
November 2009	Threatening a Disciplinary Complaint
July/August 2009	Threatening Criminal Prosecution
May 2009	Independent Duties of Supervision
March 2009	Arbitrating Fee Disputes
January 2009	Advance Waivers to Potential Conflicts
September 2008	Secret Settlement Terms Can Spell Trouble
July/August 2008	Reacting to Inadvertent Disclosure
June 2008	Financial Penalties for Departing May Be OK
May 2008	Don't Tie Your Settlement Hands
April 2008	When Lawyers Behave Badly
January 2008	Which Is Better: Super (Lawyers) or Best (Lawyers)?
November 2007	Limited Representation and Your Engagement Letter
October 2007	Borrowing to Finance a Lawsuit
June 2007	Creative Financing
May 2007	The Engagement Letter
April 2007	Post-Departure Fee Splitting Agreements
March 2007	Ethical Rules: Personal and Nondelegable
February 2007	Paying to Help Your Client's Lawsuit
January 2007	Inadvertent Disclosure Revisited
November 2006	Misstatements in Negotiations
October 2006	Referring Clients to Other Lawyers
September 2006	Inadvertent Disclosure Revisited
July/August 2006	Settlement When Representing More Than One Party
June 2006	Limited Representation Revisited
April 2006	Screening Out Your Conflicts
March 2006	The Prospective Client
January 2006	Perjury Pitfalls
December 2005	Nonrefundable Fees
November 2005	Fee-Splitting Cautions
October 2005	Enforcing Your Right to Get Paid
September 2005	Take Care When Changing Fee Agreements
June 2005	Derivative Liabilities a Danger
February 2005	Foreseeing Claims Between You and Your Clients
January 2005	Payments to Witnesses Require Care
November 2004	Representing Multiple Parties in One Suit
September 2004	Law Practice with the Slow-Pay Client
June 2004	Judgmental Criticism Not Recommended
March 2004	Clients and Their Creditors
February 2004	Lawyers as Police?
January 2004	What Needs to Be in Writing
November 2003	Ethical Probate Practice
September 2003	Returning a Client's Files
June 2003	Gifts and Referrals
February 2003	Uncovering Opportunities by Unbundling Services
January 2003	Double Billing Your Clients Is Double Trouble
October 2002	The Secrets Lawyers Keep
September 2002	Ban Bullying from Your Practice
May 2002	Secret Deals Undermine Justice System
April 2002	Clients Come First When Lawyers Leave Firms
March 2002	Bad Manners May Lead to Discipline
February 2002	Keep Malpractice at Bay
January 2002	Limit Disclosures when Withdrawing as Counsel
December 2001	Internet Lawyering Needs Careful Clicking
November 2001	When Conversation Can Hurt Your Case
September 2001	Privilege: Keeping Client Confidences Under Wraps
July/August 2001	Nail Down Your CLE Hours
June 2001	The Role of "Bad Cases" in Good Law
May 2001	What You Don't Tell a Client Can Get You in Real Trouble
May 2001	Third Parties and Their Hazards
April 2001	Truth Not Trumped by Best Interest of Client
March 2001	Negotiations: Remember Your Client When Conveying Offers
February 2001	Honoring Confidentiality When Communications Take a Wrong Turn
January 2001	Lawyers and Their Leases: Sharing Office Space