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Interoffice Memos
Heather Terhune
College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University
JUS-641: Legal Communication
Constantino Scaros
November 9, 2022
MEMORANDUM
TO: Senior Attorney
FROM: Heather Terhune
RE: Larry Lush
DATE: December 7, 2021
On December 6, I spoke with Mr. Lush regarding his DUI case, he advised the following. Mr. Lush was in a motor vehicle accident after which he was taken to a local hospital. A blood draw and analysis was completed and found his BAC to be .35% for ethanol and positive for illicit drugs (cocaine). Mr. Lush’s drivers license has been suspended for some time due to a prior DUI. Mr. Lush is currently out on bail due to the extensive injuries he sustained in the accident, including breaking both of his legs.
MEMORANDUM
TO: All office staff
FROM: Heather Terhune
RE: Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.6
DATE: November 9, 2022
As some of you may or may not know, our firm has been retained to represent an individual in divorce proceedings. This is sure to be a high-profile case with requests from the media for comment. As a reminder, Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.6, section A states that
“A lawyer shall not reveal information relating to the representation of a client, including information protected by the attorney-client privilege under applicable law, unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation, or the disclosure is permitted by division.”
This rule also applies to all that are employed by this law firm. Until such time that the assigned attorney publicly acts on a client’s behalf the fact that this office was retained by the client shall not be divulged to outside sources. Public acts include but are not limited to the following: filing document(s) with the Court, speaking to the media, or negotiating with opposing counsel, until any of these acts are completed no employee shall disclose, to any other person, a client’s representation by this firm. Failure to follow the Ohio Rule could result in disciplinary action for an ethics violation against the attorney assigned to the case and the employee(s) caught violating the rule.
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