A defense attorney may not advise a criminal defendant regarding a plea agreement which contains a waiver of the right to seek post-conviction relief on the basis of a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.A prosecutor may not require a criminal defendant to waive rights to post-conviction relief on the basis of a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel when offering a plea agreement.

1) What must an attorney do, as a fiduciary to persons entitled to share in the estate of the deceased, to ensure that the cestui que (properly pronounced ses-tee kay, but lawyers popularly pronounce it setty kay) trust has the information necessary to enable it to protect its interests. 2) Is there an attorney-client privilege owed by the attorney that represented a decedent for estate...

May an attorney participate in a not-for-profit lawyer referral program in which the attorney pays a designated fee to participate?

Whether an attorney employed by the federal government to defend the government in employment-related matters may represent the federal government in appeals from employees regarding scheduled furloughs which also directly affect the attorney.

Does a lawyer violate rules of professional conduct if he continues to represent a criminal defendant, including consultations with his client, after learning that law enforcement authorities may have eavesdropped on previous consultations?

I. Whether Neb. Ct. R. Prof. Cond. 3-501.17 of the Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct applies when a Nebraska lawyer or law firm sells a law practice to an existing associate employee.II. Under circumstances in which Neb. Ct. R. Prof. Cond. 3-501.17 applies to the sale of a law practice to a third party, whether the selling attorney may continue to be engaged in the private practice of law...

Whether a Nebraska Lawyer who is otherwise highly trained and experienced in mediating in Nebraska and elsewhere is subject to the requirements of the Nebraska Parenting Act which would require that attorney to comply with the Parenting Act and receive additional training and certification.

Whether or not a Nebraska attorney may withhold a portion of workers compensation proceeds in order to honor a lien on behalf of a third-party who has advanced funds to the client is dependent on an interpretation of Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-149. However, if the withholding of proceeds does violate 48-149, a lawyer may not ethically honor the lien.

Which rules of professional conduct apply to a lawyer who serves as an elected part-time county attorney in one county, and at the same time serves as an appointed chair of the mental health board in another county?

Whether the disclosure of certain documents generated in the course of an attorney/client representation, involving information which may be confidential and subject to the attorney/client privilege, can be disclosed by the attorney in defense of fraud allegations in a lawsuit by a third party government agency without violating the Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct.

Whether the disclosure of certain documents generated in the course of an attorney/client representation, involving information which may be confidential and subject to the attorney/client privilege, can be disclosed by the attorney in defense of fraud allegations in a lawsuit by a third party government agency without violating the Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct.

Whether the requesting attorney represented a former client in a matter that is substantially related to a lawsuit where the requesting attorney represents new clients that are suing the former client. Whether the former clients partial waiver of the claimed conflict of interest (limited to allowing the requesting attorney to continue representation for settlement negotiations but not in the...

What are the lawyers ethical duties to release the clients file when the law firm has a written express consent for the firm to acquire a lien on the file to secure the lawyers fees or expenses?

How do the conflict of interest rules apply when a lawyer represents a trustee of an express trust in a contested matter with a beneficiary of the trust?

Are the guidelines provided in Nebraska Ethics Advisory Opinion No. 88-3 stillapplicable?What guidelines are applicable to files held by a trustee appointed pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. 3-328?What reasonable efforts should be made to contact clients whose files do not obtainupdated contact information?

Whether, in a Bankruptcy Court setting, a lawyer may, or has any duty to disclose the following confidential client information to the court or other proper person: That his client the debtor after filing for Bankruptcy became entitled to an inheritance which client should report to the court, but refuses to do so, which facts the attorney learned from the client after discharge in Bankruptcy had...

May staff attorneys employed by a court communicate with a person known to be represented by another lawyer in matters the staff attorney is working on?

What are the current ethical standards regarding use of testimonials in advertising by lawyers?

Is it permissible for an attorney to utilize Groupon Advertising where the fee for services to be provided is shared between the attorney and the web provider?

Does ethics Advisory Opinion No. 75-4 still control? How does election to the County Board affect other members of a law firm? Are there any potential remedies to disqualification which may exist? How extensive is any disqualification?