Is It Unethical For A Lawyer To Represent A Family Friend Against The Family Friend’s Spouse?
This couple divorced some years ago, and the husband is being represented by a mutual family friend. The couple knew the lawyer in question as they were growing up, and were close friends with the lawyer’s parents. Is this an ethical client-lawyer relationship? This is happening in the state of Florida, if it makes a difference.
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2 Comments on Is It Unethical For A Lawyer To Represent A Family Friend Against The Family Friend’s Spouse?
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nickipet on
Wed, 14th Oct 2009 12:42 pm
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american on
Wed, 14th Oct 2009 1:26 pm
if the lawyer knows private or secret stuff about the person he is not representing, it might be conflict of interest, or something like that.
sounds fine to me
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