Susan J. Michmerhuizen, and Peter Geraghty, When is a lawyer not a lawyer?

From the article:

“You are a licensed lawyer and you currently are employed as the CEO for a mid-sized company. You do not hold yourself out as a lawyer although your status is noted on company letterhead and the company website. You wonder how the legal ethics rules apply to your activities in your current position. Do the rules apply when practicing a separate profession or trade? Do they apply to lawyers when not acting in their official capacities as lawyers?”

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