About This Course
Litigation funding, also known as legal funding, provides much needed assistance to accident victims. And yet, critics of the practice claim that it raises extensive ethical issues, and directly impacts the attorney client relationship and issues of privilege. This CLE course will explain litigation funding specifically as it applies to personal injury attorneys and their clients. The course will review the merits of assisting clients, analyze the secondary market that such funding creates, and the responsibilities the attorney assumes in helping clients to obtain funding. While the course discusses these issues with reference to New York ethics laws, the ethical issues are applicable throughout the US.
