Because Mr. Williams, Ficker’s nonlawyer assistant, failed to relay a client message, and then Ficker was not found in violation, why did the Court fail to find Williams in violation and sanction him?
What will be an ideal response?
The Court could not do anything to sanction Williams because Williams was not a lawyer.
This is another example of the fact that nonlawyers cannot be personally sanctioned for
violating an attorney rule of conduct. Furthermore, there would not even be an ethics rule
that would apply to Williams, other than the rule on competence.
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