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Ethics Articles

Listed below are links to all ethics articles from the Texas Paralegal Journal. If you are interested in reprinting any of these articles, please send an email to TPJ@txpd.org. If you have an issue you would like to see addressed in a future article, please send your suggestion to ethics@txpd.org.

Title	Date	Link
The Ethics of Community Service	Fall 2011	http://txpd.org/tpj/64/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Gifts from Vendors	Summer 2011	http://txpd.org/tpj/63/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Cloud Computing and Client Data	Winter 2011	http://txpd.org/TPJ/61/default.asp
The Ethics of Social Media	Fall 2010	http://txpd.org/TPJ/60/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Technology	Summer 2010	http://txpd.org/tpj/59/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Discovery	Winter/Spring 2010	http://txpd.org/tpj/58/scruples.asp
Update: Ethics Issues of E-Filing	Fall 2009	http://txpd.org/tpj/57/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Emails, IMs, and Priviledge	Summer 2009	http://txpd.org/TPJ/56/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Making Mistakes	Spring 2009	http://txpd.org/TPJ/55/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Interactions with Opposing Counsel	Winter 2008	http://txpd.org/TPJ/54/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Owning Stock in a Client of the Firm	Fall 2008	http://txpd.org/TPJ/53/scruples.asp
The Ethics of the Texas Paralegal Standards	Summer 2008	http://txpd.org/TPJ/52/scruples.asp
The Ethics of Holding Yourself Out as Certified	Spring 2008	http://txpd.org/TPJ/51/scruples.asp
Ethical Considerations in the Workplace	Winter 2007	http://txpd.org/TPJ/50/scruples.asp
How Do I Remain Ethical?	Fall 2007	http://txpd.org/TPJ/49/scruples.asp
Ethics of Confidentiality	Summer 2007	http://txpd.org/TPJ/48/scruples.asp
Ethical Considerations in Electronic Discovery	Spring 2007	http://txpd.org/TPJ/47/columns.asp#Scruples
The Unauthorized Practice of Law in Texas	Fall 2006	http://txpd.org/TPJ/45/column01.asp
The Ethics of Using an Attorney Signature Stamp	Summer 2006	http://txpd.org/TPJ/44/column01.asp
A Paralegal Change of Employment and the Duty to Protect Client Confidences, Part 2	Spring 2006	http://txpd.org/TPJ/43/column01.asp
A Paralegal Change of Employment and the Duty to Protect Client Confidences, Part 1	Winter 2006	http://txpd.org/TPJ/42/column01.asp
An Ethical Overview of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005	Fall 2005	http://txpd.org/TPJ/41/column01.asp
Dear Ethics Chair	Summer 2005	http://txpd.org/TPJ/40/column01.asp
The Code and the Rules - Paralegal Standards of Conduct and Integrity, Part 2	Spring 2005	http://txpd.org/TPJ/39/column01.asp
The Code and the Rules - Paralegal Standards of Conduct and Integrity, Part 1	Winter 2005	http://txpd.org/TPJ/38/column01.asp
Everyday Ethics	Fall 2004	http://txpd.org/TPJ/37/article_3_fall2004.asp
The Ethics of Electroic Filing	Summer 2004	http://txpd.org/TPJ/36/article_3_summer2004.asp
Paralegals and Legal Malpractice	Spring 2004	http://txpd.org/TPJ/35/article_7_spring2004.asp
The Ethics of Confidentiality	Winter 2004	http://txpd.org/TPJ/34/article_4_winter2003.asp
The Ethics of Referral Fees	Fall 2003	http://txpd.org/TPJ/33/article_3_Fall2003.asp
The Ethics of Notarization	Summer 2003	http://txpd.org/TPJ/32/article_12_Summer2003.asp
The Ethics of Using an Attorney Signature Stamp	Spring 2003	http://txpd.org/TPJ/31/article_11_Spring2003.asp
The Ethics of Certificates of Service and Certificates of Mailing	Winter 2003	http://txpd.org/TPJ/30/tpj_winter_2002.pdf
The Ethics of Business Cards and Letterheads	Fall 2002	http://txpd.org/TPJ/29/columns.asp#4
The Ethics of Organization	Summer 2002	http://txpd.org/TPJ/28/columns.htm#3
Ethics and the Paralegal's Involvement in Settlement Negotiations	Spring 2002	http://txpd.org/TPJ/27/columns.htm#3
The Ethics of In-House Paralegals and UPL	Winter 2002	http://txpd.org/TPJ/26/columns.htm#3
The Ethics of Reporting Unethical Behavior	Fall 2001	http://txpd.org/TPJ/25/columns.htm#4
The Ethics of Giving Legal Advice	Summer 2001	http://txpd.org/TPJ/24/columns.htm#4
The Ethics of Agreements	Spring 2001	http://txpd.org/TPJ/23/columns.htm#1
The Ethics of the Solicitation of Clients	Winter 2001	http://txpd.org/TPJ/22/columns.htm#3
What Out for UPL!	Fall 2000	http://txpd.org/TPJ/21/focus3.htm
We Walk a Thin Line - a Tightrope	Fall 2000	http://txpd.org/TPJ/21/focus2.htm
The Ethics of the Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Documents	Fall 2000	http://txpd.org/TPJ/21/focus1.html
The Ethics of Confidential Information	Summer 2000	http://txpd.org/TPJ/20/columns.htm#1
A Question of Ethics - But Whose?	Spring 2000	http://txpd.org/TPJ/19/hot_cites.htm#question_ethics
Billing Ethics	Spring 2000	http://txpd.org/TPJ/19/columns.htm#billing
Update on Email Ethics	Winter 2000	http://txpd.org/TPJ/18/update_email.htm
Filing an Ethical Complaint with the Legal Assistants Division	Fall 1999	http://txpd.org/TPJ/17/Filing_ethical.htm
Ethical Responsibilities Regarding Personal Problems	Summer 1999	http://txpd.org/TPJ/16/scruples.html
Ethical Walls and Attorney Disqualification	Spring 1999	http://txpd.org/TPJ/15/scruples.html
The Ethics of CLE	Winter 1999	http://txpd.org/TPJ/14/scruples.html
The Lying Game	Fall 1998	http://txpd.org/TPJ/13/scruples.html
Ethics and Electronics Part 2	Summer 1998	http://txpd.org/TPJ/12/scruples.html
Ethics and Electronics Part 1	Spring 1998	http://txpd.org/TPJ/11/ethics.html
Ethics and Your Boss	Winter 1998	http://txpd.org/TPJ/10/scruples.html
Ethics and Professionalism	Fall 1997	http://txpd.org/TPJ/09/scruples.html
The Unauthorized Practice of Law	Summer 1997	http://txpd.org/TPJ/08/scruples.html
Stress and Ethics, Part 2	Winter 1996	http://txpd.org/TPJ/06/scruples.html
Stress and Ethics, Part 1	Fall 1996	http://txpd.org/TPJ/05/scruples.html
Self-Discipline	Summer 1996	http://txpd.org/TPJ/04/scruples.html
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct	November 1995	http://txpd.org/TPJ/02/redburn.html