Can A Lawyer Defend A Man When The Lawyer’s Daughter Is A Witness For The Prosecution?
A man is being charged with vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crime. He hit a taxi while drunk, killing the driver and Girl A. Girl B was in the taxi and suffered injuries. The defendant hired Girl B’s father (defendant didn’t know it was her father) as a lawyer and the father accepted because this is the kind of case that would make his career. His daughter lives at home with him, is over 21 and is a witness for the prosecution. Can he legally defend this man? Or is this scenario impossible?
Lawyers: Do You Think A Layperson’s Giving Legal Advice On Ya Constitutes The Unauthorized Practice Of Law
And bonus round: when a lawyer weighs in with legal advice on YA, is an attorney-client relationship created? And is the attorney-client privilege waived?
Anyone else find this a little worrisome? In California, the unauthorized practice of law is illegal (Cal. Business & Professions Code, sec. 6125 & 6126). I’m guessing it’s the same in the other 49 states.
Is Its Legal For A Lawyer To Drop Your Case And Give To Another Lawyers Firm Without You Knowing?
I have had the same lawyer for an accident case that was the other persons fault now for 4 years! I have went to a deposition and done everything with the same lawyer up until today! I just received a letter in the mail stating that another lawyer from a whole different firm has my case now! I have never heard of this lawyer and I’m just confused? Is this legal?! What is going on?