Lawyer Didn’t Have to Tell Firm’s Clients Suspicions About Owner’s Business Practices

A lawyer violated no duty to his then-firm’s clients in a personal injury case by not telling them of his suspicions about the “business practices” of the firm’s principal—who later was disbarred—either while he was still with the firm or after he left, the Indiana Court of Appeals held April 22 (Devereux v. Love, 2015 BL 114236, Ind. Ct. App., 49A02-1404-CT-260, 4/22/15).

Before the lawyer left the firm, the court said, he had become concerned about some aspects of its operations but he was unaware that the owner was embezzling client funds. By the time he learned ...