Does a staff attorney have an obligation to adequately supervise and supervise their employees?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Gendron v. State Bar, 197 Cal.Rptr. 590, 35 Cal.3d 409, 673 P.2d 260 (Cal. 1983):

8 It should be remembered that "[a]n attorney has an obligation to adequately supervise his employees ...." (Spindell v. State Bar (1975) 13 Cal.3d 253, 260, 118 Cal.Rptr. 480, 530 P.2d 168.) Thus, in instances where staff attorneys represented petitioner's clients, petitioner remained ultimately responsible for their decisions as to declarations of conflicts.

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