If I am considering a lawsuit against Entity A, and I go to my lawyer and he shuts me down before I get to the meat of my complaint and says "I already act for A in other matters so you're gonna have to find another lawyer."
If my history with my lawyer is longer standing that his with A is that (or should it be) a factor?
If my history with my lawyer is $ and his with A (regardless of how long) is $$$ is that a factor?
If indeed his history with A trumps my history with him, is he now legally or morally obliged to go to A and warn them - BTW, EKA is considering a lawsuit against you? Or is he, despite his long-standing history with them, forbidden from doing so?
Legal ethics question
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ex-khobar Andy
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Re: Legal ethics question
No
No
No but who is EKA? Some kind of Greek freedom group?
No
No but who is EKA? Some kind of Greek freedom group?
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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Re: Legal ethics question
Meade beat me to it, but if you want the longer answer(s) you can consult the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically Rules 1.7 through 1.10.
GAH!
Re: Legal ethics question
I agree wit the answers as well. The only thing--a couple of times I have mediated a settlement of the dispute between the parties making it clear I will not then represent either should it not settle (which I would not, anyway). A pretty detailed agreement to permit this was entered into by both parties each time I did it (FWIW, I did it twice and both times the parties settled and remained clients, but these were special cases--most clients would not want to do that).