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    Ethical Considerations When Switching from Criminal Defense to the Prosecution

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    by Brad Rudin and Betsy Hutchings Because a prosecutor’s office (the office or office) fits within the definition of a law firm as a “government law office,” the same ethical rules that cover private law firms apply. See Rule 1.0[h] (defining “firm”...

  • Permissible Silence or Impermissible Deceit

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    By Brad Rudin & Betsy Hutchings [Originally published in NYPRR September 2007]   In a recent murder case in Nassau County, the prosecution withheld from the defense the fact that it had an eyewitness to the murder, after it had apparently encouraged...

  • Communicating with In-House Counsel

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    By Brad Rudin & Betsy Hutchings [Originally published in NYPRR May 2007]   Suppose counsel for the plaintiff in a personal injury action against a large municipality concludes that it would be more productive to speak directly to the lawyer who heads...

  • England & U.S.: Contrasts in Witness Preparation Rules

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    By Brad Rudin & Betsy Hutchings [Originally published in NYPRR March 2006]   In contrast to American principles allowing counsel to confer with a witness about the substance of proposed testimony and the best way to present the evidence, professional...

  • When Prison Inmate Threatens Suicide

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    By Brad Rudin & Betsy Hutchings [Originally published in NYPRR December 2004]   Criminal defense and prisoners’ rights lawyers face a vexing ethical dilemma when confronted with a communication indicating that an inmate intends to commit suicide....

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