• Neil is an entertainment lawyer, representing clients in the motion picture industry. Neil also has a degree in Film and has always been interested in moving into producing.
• Neil represents a screenwriter, who brings him a new script one day - a terrific murder mystery. Neil also represents two-star actors who would be perfect in the lead roles. Neil also represents a production company which he knows is looking for just this type of script. Neil contacts the production company and offers to put together a package of his screenwriter client, and his two actor clients, if the production company will bring Neil in as a producer on the project. The production company is definitely interested in the proposal.
• What must Neil do, to comply with the Rules of Professional Responsibility (Cal. Rules 1.7 and 1.8.1; Arizona Rules 1.7 and 1.8)?