Pang v. International Document Services

Chief Justice DURRANT,

opinion of the Court:

Introduction

T1. This case requires us to determine whether rule 1.18(b) of the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct reflects a clear and substantial public policy of the kind sufficient to prevent companies from terminating in- house legal counsel for reporting illegal activity to management. David K. Pang, an attorney, filed a complaint against his employer alleging that he was terminated for refusing to ignore the company's violation of several states' usury laws. He asserted that the company had effectively asked him to violate the Utah Rules of…