United States Eighth Circuit

Rule 4-4.2 of the Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct does not prohibit an attorney who is contacted by a party to litigation from communicating with the party about the case without first obtaining permission from the party's existing counsel when the attorney is not involved in the matter.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2005
• Published 03/08/2005

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Karl W. Dickhaus, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant Low;  John R. McEachern of St. Louis, MO, for appellant Dickhaus., John Fahle, argued, San Antonio, TX, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Craig J. Concannon, argued, St. Louis, MO, for Appellee Stobbs.