The ABA Tax Section offers a teleconference and webcast today on Ethics for Tax Lawyers: Test Your Knowledge of the ABA Model Rules from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST:
The ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Responsibility have been adopted, with some modification, in the vast majority of states and, therefore, provide useful baseline guidance to all attorneys, including tax attorneys working for both private clients (inside or outside) and the government. Although some states may have rules or codes of conduct that differ from the ABA’s Model Rules, the focus of this presentation is based primarily on the ABA’s Model Rules, as interpreted by the ABA’s Formal Opinions that have been issued over the past twenty years and that are in full force and effect.
The 29 questions found in the NewsQuarterly article, Ethics for the Tax Lawyer: Test Your Knowledge of the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Responsibility, are provided to you as “homework” necessary to prepare for the teleconference. The authors will discuss these questions and the answers to them at that time, in an effort for all participants to better understand how the Model Rules can be applied to all types of tax practitioners. Audience participation will be widely encouraged.
Speakers:
- Pat Derdenger (Steptoe & Johnson, Phoenix)
- Andrew F. Halaby (Snell & Wilmer, Phoenix)
- Janette M. Lohman (Thompson Coburn, St. Louis)
