In the management or operation of a law practice, attorneys must not unlawfully discriminate or knowingly permit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability during the course of employment or while accepting or terminating representation of any client.
But what if it’s the client that is asking you to act in a discriminatory manner? Do you have to zealously defend your client or are you bound by your ethical duties as an attorney? Join attorney Dan Eaton as he provides analysis on this subject and further explores discriminatory client preferences and the practice of law. The main topics addressed in this presentation include an attorney’s ethical duties, conditions of representation, withdrawal and employment laws. Mr. Eaton also discusses case law in this area and provides further analysis of discriminatory client preferences.
Daniel E. Eaton is a shareholder with Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek in the Litigation Department and practices employment law. Mr. Eaton received his B.S. from Georgetown University in 1984 and received his law degree, cum laude, from the Harvard Law School in 1989. Prior to joining Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, Mr. Eaton was with Proskauer Rose in Los Angeles from 1995 to 1998 and with Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich from 1989 to 1995. He was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Western State College of Law in 1993. He also has taught employment law at the University of California, San Diego, and both human resources law and business ethics at San Diego State University. From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Eaton served as an aide to Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senator Arlen Specter.