InterActive Legal

It is not uncommon for an estate planning attorney to represent both spouses in the preparation of their estate plan. In fact, it’s a routine part of the practice. Most estate planning attorneys are aware that representing a married couple requires having a provision about the joint representation in the engagement letter; but we don’t often stop to think about the rules of legal ethics involved in representing both spouses, unless and until something goes wrong. Moreover, we don’t always consider how those same rules apply to some of the unique situations that can occur when representing unmarried couples. This webinar will look at the Model Rules of Professional Conduct implicated in representing couples, and consider their application in the context of possible scenarios that could occur when planning for married and unmarried couples.