Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct

Burns, Figa & Will provides a wide variety of legal services relating to the law of practicing law, including:

Defending attorneys in attorney discipline matters, ranging from the preparation of
responses to requests for investigations to representation at trial and on appeal.
Representing attorneys seeking reinstatement or readmission to the practice of law following suspension or disbarment or transfer to disability inactive status
Advising lawyers and law firms as outside ethics counsel, including advice concerning conflicts of interest, law firm break-ups, and difficult relations with clients, other lawyers and judges
Serving as a consulting or testifying expert witness in cases involving legal ethics issues, including attorney fee disputes, disqualification, and client relations
Providing opinions on matters of legal ethics with respect to future conduct contemplated by the attorney
Representing lawyers in fee disputes against clients or other lawyers
Miscellaneous other services including representation and advice in matters involving unauthorized practice of law, bar admission and limited admission to practice in individual cases or for individual clients