Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Kane County Bar Association Bar Briefs
Abstract
Once a civil action has been commenced in an Illinois Circuit Court, lawyers and their clients who are parties must preserve evidence relevant to the pending claims. Under Professional Conduct Rule (RPC) 8.4(d), lawyers may not "engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice." Under RPC 8.4(a), a lawyer must not assist or induce others to engage in such conduct. Further, RPC 3.4(a) demands that a lawyer not act in ways that "unlawfully obstruct another party's access to evidence or unlawfully alter, destroy or conceal a document or other material having potential evidentiary value."
First Page
24
Last Page
27
Publication Date
9-2018
Recommended Citation
Jeffrey A. Parness & Jessica Theodoratos, Presuit Discovery and Evidence Preservation in Illinois Circuit Courts, Kane Cnty. Bar Ass'n Bar Briefs, Sept. 2018, at 24.
Department
College of Law
Language
eng
Suggested Citation
Jeffrey A. Parness & Jessica Theodoratos, Presuit Discovery and Evidence Preservation in Illinois Circuit Courts, Kane Cnty. Bar Ass'n Bar Briefs, Sept. 2018, at 24.
