Think a client is contemplating suicide? What are your ethical obligations?

Dec 15, 2020
By Heather Savage Telfer
Assistant Bar Ethics Counsel
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Your client disclosed that he or she is contemplating suicide—what do you do? First, the lawyer must determine whether the client is serious about the suicide threat. The website for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline lists the following warning signs:
• Talking about wanting to die or to kill themselves
• Looking for a way to kill themselves, like searching online or buying a gun
• Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live
• Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain
• Talking about being a burden to others

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