Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Beit Din,  Choshen Mishpat 

Machshava:

Ethics 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Legal Ethics

References: Ketuvot: 105B ,  Ketuvot: 105A ,  Sanhedrin: 7A ,  Bava Batra: 42B ,  Bava Batra: 43A  

Description

Three issues: (1) In Judaism and in secular law, does Facebook friendship create a conflict of interest? If there is a conflict, does disclosure and consent by parties help? If there is no conflict, is there a need to disclose the relationship? (2) Is the "conflicting out" practice of interviewing lawyers or experts in order to disqualify them for the other side acceptable? (3) How should a lawyer set boundaries in client relationships?