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| conflict of interest | A situation in which two or more duties or interests come into conflict, as when an attorney attempts to represent opposing parties in a legal dispute. |
| suspension | A serious disciplinary sanction in which an attorney who has violated an ethical rule or a law is prohibited from practicing law in the state for a specified or indefinite period of time. |
| ethical wall | A procedure used to create a screen around a legal employee to shield him or her from information about a case in which there is a potential conflict of interest. |
| malpractice | Professional misconduct or negligence--the failure to exercise due care in representing or advising a client. |
| breach | To violate a legal duty by an act or a failure to act. |
| attorney client | A rule of evidence requiring that confidential communications between a client and his or her attorneys be kept confidential. |
| work product | An attorney's mental impressions, conclusions, and legal theories regarding a case being prepared on behalf of a client. Work product normally is regarded as privileged information. |
| unauthorized practice of law | The performance of actions defined by a legal authority as constituting the practice of law without legal authorization to do so. |
| damages | Money awarded as a remedy for a civil wrong. |
| disbarment | A disciplinary sanction in which an attorney's license to practice law is revoked. |
