Listed below are past Hawai`i Bar Journal articles written by the Chief Disciplinary Counsel on a wide range of topics.  These articles are not formal written opinions, but they do provide guidance on issues that attorneys frequently violate:

Duties to avoid unwarranted delay, distress and inconvenience toward non-clients (August 1994)

Screening Guidelines for Government Employees Coming From a Private Firm (December 1996)

Confidentiality and the Prospective Client (November 1996)

Contacting Employees of an Opposing Party (May 1997)

Reconcile Client Trust Accounts (September 1997)

Gifts to Judges and Court Employees (December 1997)

Disposition of Deceased Sole Practitioner’s Client Files and Funds (December 1997)

Lawyer as Witness (December 1998)

Disposition of Closed Client Files (April 1998)

Returning Client Files After Termination (September 1998)

Client Trust Account: Overdraft or Check Drawn on a Trust Account that is Declined for Non-sufficient Funds (September 1999)

Agreements to Conceal Professional Misconduct or Thwart a Disciplinary Investigation are Unethical (December 2000)

Government Attorney Conflicts and Screening Guidelines (March 2001)

Lawyer Serving as a Fiduciary for an Estate of Trust (November 2002)

Lawyer Reviewing Legal Documents Prepared by a Non-party Not Licensed to Practice Law in Hawaii (Document Preparation Company) (October 2002)

Client Trust Accounts: Handling and Delegation (March 2003)

Retiring from the Practice of Law (November 2003)

Inactive Status (or administratively suspended for failure to pay mandated bar dues and fees) Attorneys Cannot Practice Law (April 2004)

Impartiality and Decorum Applies to the Courts and the Disciplinary Board (August 2004)

Client Trust Account: Labeling (January 2005)

Employing/Contracting Suspended and Disbarred Attorneys (September 2005)

Missing Clients (April 2006)

Client Trust Account: IOLTA Compliance and Certification and Notice Form for Financial Institutions (September 2006)

Failure to Communicate, Lack of Diligence, and Failure to Expedite Litigation (January 2007)

Client Trust Account: General Information (April 2007)

Client Trust Account: Books and Records (September 2007)

Law Firm Names (March 2008)

Client Trust Account: Bounced Checks (October 2008)

Distressed Property Consultants Ethics Alert (November 2009)

What to Do When You Receive a Letter from the ODC (March 2010)

Limiting Liability to the Client - The Ethical Concerns (April 2010)

Interview of Janet Hunt, Chief Disciplinary Counsel (July 2010)