L1 · 3 articles · 2 clusters

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

ABA Opinion 512, Rules 1.1/1.6/5.3, malpractice exposure, ethical walls.

Start here · Pillar

ABA Formal Opinion 512 in practice: the midsize-firm playbook

What ABA Formal Opinion 512 actually requires of a 5–50 attorney firm: engagement-letter language, supervision discipline, malpractice-carrier prep.

Article

What the six Model Rules in Opinion 512 actually require of a 5–50 attorney firm, with the specific-consent language and supervision protocol.

Article

Sample engagement-letter clauses that satisfy Opinion 512's specific-consent standard. For the ethics partner drafting the firm's language pack.

The next step is a working one-pager tailored to this pillar — scoped to your institution, with a specific diagnostic path.