Originally from Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation

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“The conduct of counsel in domestic arbitrations is subject to the rules of professional conduct for lawyers.”

Stunned looks appear on the faces of the lawyers in the audience. “I will say it again: lawyers are governed by the ethics rules when you conduct a domestic arbitration.”

My hypothetical audience, of course, is made up of lawyers who are not “in the know.” Alternatives readers are in the opposite camp. They know that Rules 3.1 to 3.6 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the various state analogs address the lawyer as “Advocate."