Law Practice
Jun. 8, 2011
Clients Come First: The Issue of Divided Loyalties
A lawyer tries to stop a project he handled for a former client. By Wendy L. Patrick of the San Diego district attorney's office
Lawyers, like everyone else, enjoy the constitutional rights of free speech and freedom of association. This is an important issue in a world where lawyers are involved in civic and community activities outside the scope of their legal practice. What is the result, however, when a lawyer seeks to publicly further his or her own personal and political interests by working to stop a project he handled for a former client? The state Supreme Court...
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