Preface

• Publication year: 2003
• Pages: 11
• Citation: Vol. 32 No. 10 Pg. 11

32 Colo.Law. 11 Colorado Lawyer 2003.

2003, October, Pg. 11. Preface

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Vol. 32, No. 10, Pg. 11

The Colorado Lawyer
October 2003
Vol. 32, No. 10 [Page 11]

Ethics for Colorado Lawyers Special Issue

Preface
by Susan Bernhardt

When The Colorado Lawyer asked the Colorado Bar Association's Ethics Committee to write a special theme issue on ethics, the Committee jumped at the offer. The Committee's basic mission is to help lawyers comply with the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct ("Colorado Rules"). The Committee ordinarily fulfills this mission by issuing formal ethics opinions, responding to written inquiries from attorneys, and taking phone calls from lawyers seeking guidance. Members of the Committee often take on their own projects related to the Committee's mission such as writing articles for The Colorado Lawyer "Professional Conduct and Legal Ethics" quarterly column and speaking at continuing legal education seminars The Committee hopes that this special issue will be yet another way that it serves its mission

Toward that end, members of the Committee have written articles designed to provide practical guidance to lawyers. The articles deal with issues that arise in everyday practice. The Committee members see these issues repeatedly in their work on the Committee, in ethics-related work they do outside the Committee, and in their work as judges and lawyers. Because these issues come up time and again, the authors and editors highlight what lawyers need to keep an eye out for in their practices, explaining some of the basic rules and considerations for dealing with those situations, and providing references that will help lawyers find additional information. The Committee hopes that these articles will help lawyers spot and solve ethics problems, serving to some extent as a refresher course on the practical aspects of the Colorado Rules. The Committee also hopes that lawyers will keep this special issue on their bookshelves and use it as a reference when ethics problems arise.

This ethics issue begins with a foreword by Professor Geoffrey Hazard, one of the most highly regarded ethics experts in the country. Following the foreword is a series of articles addressing common ethics issues according to the ways in which they arise. The articles trace the adventures of a cast of characters, including Greta Greyhair, Ned Newbie, Lois A. Lone...