Can We Still Be Friends? Judicial Disclosure and Recusal in Lawyer Friendship Cases

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Originally appeared in the Utah State Bar Journal Jan/Feb 2020.

When do lawyer-judge friendships have to be disclosed to the parties, when do they require recusal, and when can they be waived? Rule 2.11 of the Utah Code of Judicial Conduct and a recent ABA ethics opinion touch upon these issues. Read full article > > >

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