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Controlling Conflicts Between Old & New Clients

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By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR January 2000] At first hearing, it may sound odd to learn that a lawyer’s representation of a new client conflicts with duties the lawyer still owes to a former client, perhaps one for whom the lawyer...
Misdeeds of Clients & Lawyer’s Response

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 1999] One of the recurring debates among legal ethicists revolves around the responsibility of the lawyer to report the misdeeds of his client. The conflict is between the lawyer’s duty of...

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