#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is it unethical to get too busy?
Maybe. CO Bar Opinion 146 opines that a lawyer has a duty to maintain an appropriate workload. Being too busy can lead to violations of the duties of competence, diligence and communication, and create conflicts of interest because your work for client A keeps you from working on client B’s matter. Supervisors also have a duty to make sure their subordinates don’t get overloaded.
