Transcription of Contacting Represented Parties: Ethical Considerations
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Contacting Represented parties : Ethical Considerations ByWilliam J. Wernz and Wendy Willson LeggeMinnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility Reprinted from Minnesota Trial Lawyer (Summer 1991) Rule of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct looks like a very simple rule:In representing a client, a lawyer shall not communicate about the subject of the representationwith a party the lawyer knows to be Represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless thelawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized by law to do this case, looks are deceiving. This article will explore some of the complicated issues behind thisseemingly simple 1 Corporate EmployeesWhat if the opposing party is a corporation?
would violate the legal rights of the corporation. In light of both Rules 4.3 and 4.4, when you contact the former president you should tell him or her not to mention anything about conversations or
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