This section links to articles from the Michigan Bar Journal from 1997 to 2001. To read more recent ethics articles, visit the archived issues section of the Bar Journal online.

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Ethics Articles 2001

• January Lawyer Disqualification After Initial Consultation
• May ...'Til Conflict Do Us Part
• October Better Business
• October Ethics Hotline Top Ten Questions
  
• October Lawyers as Healers
• October Serving Clients in a MDP Practice
  

Ethics Articles 2000

• January Wearing Two Hats: Lawyers Who Also Practice in Other Professions
• February Sharing Legal Fees
• May Ethical Ramifications for Michigan Attorneys Involved with Will and Trust Kit Sales Companies
• July The Ethics of Judicial Campaigns -- Frequently Asked Questions
• August Ownership of Lawyers File About Client Representations -- Who Gets the Original? Who Pays for the Copies?
• October A Lawyer's First Experience With Professional Regulation: The Character and Fitness Process
  

Ethics Articles 1999

• January Conflicts of Interest - Parts 1 & 2 PDF
• February Conflicts of Interest - Parts 3 & 4 PDF
• March Judicial Campaign Ethics Experiment PDF
• May Unauthorized Practice of Law
• June Scary Things
• July Legal Fees and Ethics
• August "Trust Kits" and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
• September Practical Ways to Improve the Ethical Behavior of Lawyers
• September The Unauthorized Practice of Law and Landlord Tenant Cases
• October Protecting the Client when a Lawyer Dies or Becomes Disabled
• November Lawyer Trust Accounts - Frequently Asked Questions

Ethics Articles 1998

• January Unique Ethics Concerns for the Government Lawyer
• February Lawyers Sharing Office Space
• July Ethics Hotline -- Frequently Asked Questions
• September Secret Litigation Settlements
• October Break Away Lawyers
• November Survival of Attorney Client Privilege
• December Representing the Incompetent or Disabled Client

Ethics Articles 1997

• November The Nuts and Bolts of Law Firm Letterhead