“13 reasons why ethics issues are more complicated than ever”
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“13 Reasons Why Ethics Issues Are More
Complicated Than Ever”
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FAUGHNAN ON ETHICSThoughts on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and other aspects of the law of lawyering
Today’sAgenda§ Somethingofamixtapeformat
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Today’sAgenda§ And,ifyouhappentohaveaSpotify
§ Haveanactualplaylistforyouramusement:
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Today’sagenda
§ 13differenttopics§ Withafocusonwaystheruleshavechanged;possiblyoutdatedrulesthatmayneedtochange;andtechnologyissues
§ And,we’llclosethingsoutwithonelawyer’sthoughtsonmentalhealth&wellnessofourprofession
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FAUGHNAN ON ETHICSThoughts on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and other aspects of the law of lawyering
Side1/Track1:WhentheLeveeBreaks
§ Thedamseemstohavebrokeninthemarketforlegalservices
§ NotjustAvvo andavarietyofothercompaniesoutthereofferingonlineplatformstoconsumersoflegalservices
§ ButotherfrontslikeAtriumandPWC
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FAUGHNAN ON ETHICSThoughts on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and other aspects of the law of lawyering
Side1/Track1:WhentheLeveeBreaks
§ Throughout2017,theunfavorableethicsopinionshavecontinuedtocomeoutaboutAvvo LegalServices
§ Butlawyershaven’tstoppedparticipating
§ Somestateshavemovedtowardchangestofacilitate
§ Antitrustchallengesinplayaswell
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Side1/Track1:WhentheLeveeBreaks
§ TherulesthatmatterinTN?§ RPC7.2(c),RPC5.4,RPC1.8(f),andRPC7.6
§ Theyworktogethertopreventlawyersfrompartneringwithnonlawyers,sharingfeeswithnonlawyers,orpayingcompensationforreferrals
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Side1/Track1:WhentheLeveeBreaks
§ Buthere’sthething…shouldthey?§ OregonRegulatoryCommittee’slistof9findings
§ First8soundprettyuniversalinapplication,sowon’tTNhavetopursuethe9th oneaswell?
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Side1/Track1:WhentheLeveeBreaks
§ RPC1.8(f)and5.4(c)requirelawyerstoprotecttheirindependentprofessionaljudgment
§ Wouldn’tthatbeenoughalone?§ Or,whataboutthatandhavingtodisclosetoclientsanypaymentsyoumadetosomeonereferringworktoyou?
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Side1/Track2:BaitandSwitch
§ 2017hasbeenamixedbagofayearwhenitcomestoissuesofattorneyadvertising
§ Utahradiopersonalitycaseinvolvinganethicsopinionbadonmultiplelevels
§ NYofferedanotherexampleofconflatingseminarsandsolicitations
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Side1/Track2:BaitandSwitch
§ EventheprogressofAPRL’sproposaltostreamlinetheruleshashadmixedresults
§ SlowtogaintractionwiththeABA§ ButVirginiaessentiallyadoptedmuchofitasitsownrules
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Side1/Track2:BaitandSwitch
§ Afewmaximscontinuetobeundeniablytrue§ Lawyersaretheonlycomplainants
§ Barregulatorsdon’tparticularlyenjoyadcases
§ Consumersdon’tgetworkedupaboutit
§ Therearepeoplewhostilldon’tknowtheycanbehelpedbyalawyer
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Side1/Track2:BaitandSwitch
§ Advertisingishowsomelearn§ Whydoesourprofessionneedanyrulebeyond:advertisingcannotbefalseormisleading?
§ Redirectenergiestoencouragecommunicationaboutwhatourprofessiondoesandhowtheworkofalawyercouldhelpthem
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Side1/Track3:ACautionarySong
§ RPC5.3obligationsandhowtheycouldbeexpandedbyGarlandv.BPR(Tenn.2017)
§ BPRwentafterthelawyerunderother“direct”rulesforwhatreadslikeanRPC5.3problem
§ Publiccensure- drewadissentingopiniononwhichrulescharged
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Side1/Track3:ACautionarySong
§ Garlandwasmainlyafamilylawattorney.1fulltimeand1part-timeemployee
§ Factswerethathereliedheavily ontheseemployeesforcommunicationswithclients;oneclient’scasereallywentofftherails
§ DisciplinedforviolationsofRPC1.3(diligence)andRPC1.4(communication)
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Side1/Track3:ACautionarySong
§ Alsothetypicaladd-onRPC8.4(a)violation,butwithatroublingtwist–(“throughtheactsofanother”)
§ ButnotRPC5.3;Kirby,J.,dissenting§ “Rule5.3wastailor-madeforsituationssuchastheonepresentedinthiscase.”
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Side 1/Track 3: A Cautionary Song
§ Kirby- “WehavenofindingsonwhatmeasuresMr.Garlandshouldhave hadinplacetosupervisehisstaff.”
§ Kirby- “Wehavenofindingsonwhatefforts…shouldhavemadetoreasonablyensurethathisstaff’sconductwasappropriate.”
§ Me– iftheBPRisallowedtodothis,thenRPC5.3isnighmeaningless
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Side 1/Track 4: Boys Better
§ SomanyethicslessonscanbelearnedfromtherecentDavidBoies/HarveyWeinsteinsaga
§ Onelessonaboutadvancedconflictwaiverswillbediscussedlatertoday
§ Otherlessonsaboutnotspeakingpubliclyaboutclientsyoufiredwon’tbediscussedtodayatall…
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Side 1/Track 4: Boys Better
§ Onelesson– somewhatrelevanttoourpriortopic– istheroleoflawyerswhendealingwithagentsusingdeceitfulpractices
§ www.BlackCube.com
§ Theexplicitaimoftheinvestigationswork–accordingtocontract– wastostoppublicationinTheNYT andelsewhereoftheabuseallegations
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Side 1/Track 4: Boys Better
§ BlackCubecreatedfictionalcompaniesandfictionalwebsitesforthem
§ “AvatarOperators”– hiredtocreatefakeidentitiesonsocialmedia
§ Pretendedtobefreelancejournalists
§ BlackCubePIsunderfalseidentitiesmetwithandsecretly-recordedRoseMcGowan
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Side 1/Track 4: Boys Better
§ Boies signed the contract for Black Cube’s work for Weinstein
§ ThepaymentstoBlackCubewentthroughBoies’lawfirm
§ Boies receivedprogressreportsandpassedthemalongtoWeinstein
§ RPC8.4(c),RPC4.1,&RPC4.4(a)aretherulesmostreadilyapplicable
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Side 1/Track 5: Changes
§ March7,2017- TNbecamethe27th statetoadoptthis“dutyoftechnologicalcompetence”
§ RPC1.1cmt.[8]:“Tomaintaintherequisiteknowledgeandskill,alawyershouldkeepabreastofchangesinthelawanditspractice,includingthebenefitsandrisksassociatedwithrelevanttechnology...”
§ Ifyouusesomething,youneedtoknowhowitworks.
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Side 1/Track 5: Changes
§ AdditionalEthics20/20changesofnote
§ UpdatetoRPC1.4cmt.[4]
§ Clientcommunications,includingtelephonecalls,Alawyerormemberofthelawyer’sstaffshouldbe promptlyrespondtoreturned oracknowledgedclientcommunications.
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Side 1/Track 5: Changes
§ DefinitionchangeinRPC1.0asto“writing”
§ RPC1.18clarityonwhatkindsofcommunicationstrigger
§ RPC1.1- Clientconsentbeforebringingonlawyersoutsideoffirm
§ RPC5.3cmt.[4]focusesonwhenclientdirectstheselectionofaparticularserviceprovideroutsidethefirm
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Side 1/Track 5: Changes
§ TensionbetweenRPC1.6and1.7nowaddressedforlateralmovesandmergers
§ RPC1.6(b)(6)– “todetectandresolveconflictsofinterestarisingfromthelawyer’schangeofemploymentorfromchangesincompositionorownershipofafirm”
§ RPC7.2workingwith“leadgenerators”
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Side 1/Track 5: Changes
§ Jan.25,2017Rule19(Prohac vice)revision
§ ThosewhoresideinstatebutpermittedtopracticebyRule7,§5.01(g)
§ May31,2017– Rule7revision
§ Brieffurtherextensionof“transition”provisionsforcomityandin-houseregistration
§ Aug.30,2017- Rule9revision(Section32)
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Side1/Track6:Tenuousness§ AnotherspecificEthics20/20revision
§ UpdatestoRPC1.6- new(d)andanew,expandedaccompanyingcomment
§ “(d)Alawyershallmakereasonableeffortstopreventtheinadvertentorunauthorizeddisclosureof,orunauthorizedaccessto,informationrelatingtorepresentationofaclient.”
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Side1/Track6– Tenuousness§ “Theunauthorizedaccessto,ortheinadvertentorunauthorizeddisclosureof,informationrelatingtotherepresentationofaclientdoesnotconstituteaviolationofparagraph(d)ifthelawyerhasmadereasonableefforts topreventtheaccessordisclosure.”
§ Whatconstitutesa“reasonableeffort?”
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Side1/Track6- Tenuousness
§ Factors(i.b.a.n.l.t)§ Thesensitivityoftheinformation§ Thelikelihoodofdisclosureifadditionalsafeguardsarenotemployed
§ Thecostofemployingadditionalsafeguards
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Side1/Track6- Tenuousness
§ Thedifficultyofimplementingsafeguards
§ Theextenttowhichsafeguardsadverselyaffectthelawyer’sabilitytorepresentclients§ E.g.– makingadeviceorimportantpieceofsoftwareexcessivelydifficulttouse
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Side1/Track6- Tenuousness§ ABAFormalOp.477Rfurtherelaboratesontheinterplayofthesefactors
§ Somelawyerpunditshave(mis)readtorequireencryptionofemailexchanges
§ But,noquestionthatthispushestheneedlefurtherandrequireslawyerstobedeliberateaboutdecision-makingw/r/tencryption
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Side1/Track6- Tenuousness
§ Whentransmitting1.6info:§ [19]Musttakereasonableprecautionstopreventtheinfocomingintohandsofunintendedrecipients
§ Nospecialsecuritymeasuresifmethodaffordsreasonableexpectationofprivacy
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Side1/Track6- Tenuousness§ Clientisstilltheboss
§ “AclientmayrequirethelawyertoimplementspecialsecuritymeasuresnotrequiredbythisRule”
§ “Ormaygiveinformedconsenttoforgosecuritymeasuresthatwouldotherwiseberequired”
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Side 1/Track 6 - Tenuousness
§ WhathappensifTSAorCustomsofficialsdemandaccesstoyourphonewhengoingthroughsecurity?
§ NYCBarFormal.Op.2017-5§ Iknowapracticalsolutionforprotectingemail…butprotectingtextsorotherdigitaldata?
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Side1/Track7:WhyCan’tWeBeFriends?
§ SomehowwhetherjudgescanbeFacebookfriendswithlawyersisstillanopenquestion
§ TheFloridaSupremeCourthasthatquestionbeforeitinanappealofadisqualificationruling
§ CaliforniaandMassachusettshaveissuedveryrestrictiveethicsopinions
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Side1/Track7:WhyCan’tWeBeFriends?
§ Tome,thistopicshouldbeeasy
§ Judges(andlawyers)arehumanbeings
§ Humanbeingshavefriends
§ Thejudicialethicsrulesdon’tsayjudgescan’tbefriendswithlawyers
§ Ifcanhavefriendsinreallife,canhavefriendsonFB
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Side1/Track7:WhyCan’tWeBeFriends?
§ StatusasaFacebookfriendshouldjustbeonefactorinevaluatingwhetherthereisacloserelationshipsufficienttorequirerecusal.
§ Real-worldinteractionslikelymoreimportant.
§ And,FBpresencetendstobenefitthepublicbecause“Friends”listisusuallypubliclyaccessible
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Side2/Track8– InfiniteContent
§ Madesomethingofahabitoverthelastcoupleofyearsofwritingabout“bad”ethicsopinions
§ Tworeallynoteworthyopinionsthispastyearworthhighlighting
§ OnefromNebraskaandonefromRhodeIsland
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Side2/Track8– InfiniteContent
§ RhodeIsland2017-2
§ Whetherthelawfirmmayrepresentthebuyerandtheseller,twocurrentclientsofthefirm,inthesaleofadivisionofseller’sbusinesstothebuyer.
§ RhodeIslanddoesnothavesomeuniqueversionofRPC1.7(b)
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Side2/Track8– InfiniteContent
§ Yet,theopinionadvisesthattheconflictisnotconsentable becausethesamelawyercouldnot“reasonablybelieve”theycouldprovidecompetentanddiligentrepresentationtoeachofbuyerandseller
§ Alsoprovidesadiscussionofscreeningthatfailstodrawadistinctionbetweenconsensual&non-consensualscreens
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Side2/Track8– InfiniteContent
§ Nebraska17-03
§ CanalawyeracceptBitcoinaspaymentfromaclient?
§ Providesa“yes,but”sortofanswer
§ Isahelpfulopinioninquiteafewways
§ But…intheendstillbad
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Side2/Track8– InfiniteContent
§ Nebraska17-03
§ TreatsBitcoinaspropertymuchdifferentlythananyotherpropertyusedtopayafee
§ Missestheimportantconfidentialityconcern
§ Managestosay“yes”inawaythatnoonewhowouldacceptBitcoinwouldfindhelpful
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Side2/Track9:DoIHavetoTalkYouIntoIt?§ TheproblemsofrelyingonadvancedwaiversofconflictsisanotherrichveinwecanminefromBoies/Weinstein
§ Reminder– Boies’s firmwasrepresentingTheNewYorkTimes indefendingalibelcaseatsametimehetookonassistingWeinsteinwithtryingtospikeTheNewYorkTimesstory
§ Boies’s justificationwasanadvancedwaiver
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Side2/Track9:DoIHavetoTalkYouIntoIt?§ InTN,guidanceisinCmt.[22]toRPC1.7
§ Effectivenessguidedbyextenttowhichclient“reasonablyunderstandsthematerialrisksthatthewaiverentails”
§ Morecomprehensivetheexplanation,thegreaterthelikelihoodofnecessaryunderstanding
§ Generalandopen-endedusuallynoteffective
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Side2/Track9:DoIHavetoTalkYouIntoIt?§ ButwhattheBoies/NYT situationreallyshowsisthatethicalenforceabilityisonlyhalfthedynamic
§ NYTfiredBoies and(becausetheybuyinkbythebarrel)rippedhimpublicly
§ “Weconsiderthisintolerableconduct,agravebetrayaloftrust,andabreachthebasicprofessionalstandardsthatalllawyersarerequiredtoobserve.”
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§ Afewwordsaboutthingsthatcanstilltripupevenexcellentlawyers
§ Therisktoprivilegeandconfidentialitypresentedbyclient’suseofemployer-ownedemailsystems
§ WeirdwrinklearoseincaseinvolvingemailssentbytheCEOofMarveltohispersonalattorney
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§ Conflictsinvolvingsubpoenastocurrentorformerclients
§ Somelawyerswanttopushbackontheideathatthispresentsanissue
§ NYCBarOp.2017-6providesverygoodexplanationoftheproblems
§ Atleastrunningtheconflictstoknowwhatyoumaybegettingintoisamust
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§ Only2TNEthicsOpinionsissuedin2017
§ Unfortunately,bothopinionsleavemuchtobedesiredintermsofcogentanalysis
§ Thereisanumbermissingbetweenthetwoopinions,sotherealsomustbeoneintheworksbutthathasgottenintoalimbostatus.
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§ 2017-F-162:nicheopinionaboutwhatan“ombudsmanattorney”underthenewworkers’compensationframeworkcandoinproviding“limitedlegaladvice”toaproselitigant
§ Opinionexplainshowsuchlimitedlegaladvicedoesnotcreatea/crelationship
§ Unfortunately,offersaninterpretationofRPC1.2(c)thatisproblematiconprincipal
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§ RPC1.2– ScopeoftheRepresentationandtheAllocationofAuthoritybetweentheLawyerandClient
§ “(c)Alawyermaylimitthescopeofaclient’srepresentationifthelimitationisreasonableunderthecircumstancesandtheclientgivesconsent,preferablyinwriting,afterconsultation.”
§ BPRusesthistosayombudsmanattorneycanavoidattorney-clientrelationshipbeingformed
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§ 2017-F-164:addresseswhetheraproposedinterstatelawfirm(TN/Fla)canoperatewithatradenameandleasespacefromatitlecompany
§ Getsbase-levelquestionsrightbut,unfortunately,againoffersaless-than-idealanalysis.
§ Alsorolledoutinaweirdwaywithanunsigned,undatedcopy.
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§ IgnorestheimpactofRPC8.5andthatyoucan’treallyanswerthequestionswithouttalkingaboutFlorida’sversionofthesamerelevantrules
§ MischaracterizeshowRPC5.7actuallyworksinTennessee.
§ Makesitsoundlikecertainthingshavetobedonemerelytobeabletoleasethespaceasopposedtomatteringforwhetherservicesprovidedbythetitlecompanywouldbetreatedasseparate/distinctfromlawfirm
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§ Lastyear,ImadementionofABAModelRule8.4(g)
§ Nov.15,2017– TBA&BPRfiledajointpetitiontoaskTNSupremeCourttoadoptaversionofRPC8.4(g)
§ Nowoutforpubliccomment– March21,2018commentdeadline
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§ “Itisprofessionalmisconductforalawyerto…(g)engageinconductthatthelawyerknowsorreasonablyshouldknowisharassmentordiscriminationonthebasisofrace,sex,religion,nationalorigin,ethnicity,disability,age,sexualorientation,genderidentity,maritalstatus,orsocioeconomicstatusinconductrelatedtothepracticeoflaw.”
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§ “Thisparagraphdoesnotlimittheabilityofalawyertoaccept,decline,orwithdrawfromarepresentationinaccordancewithRPC1.16.”
§ “ThisparagraphdoesnotprecludelegitimateadviceoradvocacyconsistentwiththeseRules.”
§ AlsohighlightsadditionalFirstAmendmentprotectionsnotinABAComments.
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§ “LegitimateadvocacyprotectedbySection(g)includesadvocacyinanyconductrelatedtothepracticeoflaw,includingcircumstanceswherealawyerisnotrepresentingaclientandoutsidetraditionalsettingswherealawyeractsasanadvocate,suchaslitigation.”
§ “...doesnotrestrictanyspeechorconductnotrelatedtothepracticeoflaw,includingspeechorconductprotectedbytheFirstAmendment.”
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Side2/Track13– Anxiety
§ Significantmediaattentionanddevelopmentsin2017involvinglawyerwellnessissues
§ July15,2017NewYorkTimes articleabouthigh-profileSiliconValleylawyerwhodiedofadrugoverdosemanagingaconferencecallbeforedying
§ Veryrecentstoryofahigh-profileTexastriallawyercommittingsuicide
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§ The2016ABAandBettyFordFoundationstudy
§ 21%oflawyersare“problemdrinkers”
§ 28%strugglewithdepression
§ 19%strugglewithanxiety
§ Only25%ofthosepolledevenrespondedtothesectionondrugs
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§ Aug.2017– ReportoftheNationalTaskForceonLawyerWell-Beingreleased
§ Thereis,ofcourse,anethicscomponenttowell-being(RPC1.1,1.3,1.4)
§ Butalso,averyhumancomponent
§ “Allstakeholdersmusttakestepstominimizethestigmaofmentalhealthandsubstanceusedisordersbecausethestigmapreventslawyersfromseekinghelp.”
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