ABA Formal Opinion 518---The New Standard of Care for Attorneys Acting as Mediators? With Jeff Kichaven

In October 2025, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued ABA Formal Opinion 518 entitled “"A Lawyer's Duties to Avoid Misleading Communications When Acting as a Third-Party Neutral Mediator".   The Rule opines that lawyers who act as mediators must adhere to rules of honesty and role transparency, explicitly avoiding the deceptive "puffery" allowed for advocates and instead adhering strictly  to a standard of truthfulness required of a neutral.

Come hear Jeff Kichaven, a prominent Los Angeles-based independent commercial attorney mediator who has written and spoken extensively about ABA Opinion 518, discuss the Opinion and its implications for the role and actions of attorneys acting as mediators.

1.5 Ethics Units of CLE