In recent years, federal legislation has encouraged attorneys to become whistleblowers,
The Ethical Boundaries of Attorney Whistleblowers
In recent years, federal legislation has encouraged attorneys to become whistleblowers. These rules are in tension with the lawyer's duties of confidentiality and avoiding conflicts predicated on attorney self-interest because they allow disclosure of client confidential information more broadly than do applicable ethics rules.
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