CONFERENCE REPORT: What to Know About Navigating Rule 11

There are few things attorneys dread as much as the prospect of court-imposed sanctions under Rule 11. Thus, a recent panel dove into how lawyers and firms can prevent, defend, and mitigate their exposure.

Speaking March 5 at Hinshaw’s 25th LMRM Conference in Chicago, Jeffrey S. Hengeveld, a partner at Plunkett Cooney PC, explained that when a motion for sanctions is filed under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the lawyer’s conduct will be measured under an objective standard.

Hengeveld was part of a session titled “Sanctions: From Safe Harbor to Shipwreck—What Every Lawyer Must Know.” Under ...