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Conflicts Arising From Sanctions Motions: An Analytical Framework

WA Bar News

4, 2022) (unpublished), for example, a party opponent in an arbitration sought sanctions against a lawyer’s client for improperly withholding material information and the arbitrator imposed sanctions solely against the client. 437, 446-47 (2010) (surveying Washington case law for determining an “appropriate sanction” under CR 11).

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Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3

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m) to include administrative hearings and arbitrations. 12 Case law both within and outside the disciplinary realm recognizes that materiality is inherently contextual. The facts involved need not be evidentiary facts in the sense that the lawyer would qualify as a witness in the proceeding concerned under ER 602.

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Is Legal Billing Difficult?

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Common Billable Tasks Client Meetings : Time spent in meetings (in-person, on the phone, or via video conference) discussing case progress, strategies, or providing legal advice. Legal Research and Analysi s: Hours spent researching case law, statutes, and other legal precedents relevant to a client’s case.