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Ethics

It is unethical for an attorney to engage in ex parte communication without notifying opposing counsel

The Legal Intelligencer

March 5, 2013

In discussing a dispute with opposing counsel, we discussed a proposed resolution. The next day, he filed an injunction and got an ex parte order from the local trial judge without notifying either myself or my client that he intended to do so. Is that unethical?

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