ABA ethics panel tackles ‘reply all’ emails
The ethics issue at play here is the prohibition against a lawyer directly contacting the client of the opposing lawyer in a matter, concluding that copying a client on emails and texts is implied consent to a reply-all response. Read more at lawnext.com
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