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The basic formulation of the conflicts of interest rule is that a conflict exists "if there is a substantial risk that the lawyer's representation of the client would be materially and adversely affected by the lawyer's own interests or by the lawyer's duties to another current client, a former client, or a third person."
A conflict of interest occurs when an individual's duties and responsibilities are in opposition to their personal or financial interests. For example, US Department of Interior employees should recuse themselves if their decisions could have a direct and predictable effect on their financial interests or those of their family members or close ...
An attorney representing the United States in the bank fraud case said he believes there is a potential conflict of interest with Daibes' attornies, Lawrence S. Lustberg and Anne Collart of ...
Attorney misconduct is unethical or illegal conduct by an attorney. Attorney misconduct may include: conflict of interest, overbilling, false or misleading statements, knowingly pursuing frivolous and meritless lawsuits, concealing evidence, abandoning a client, failing to disclose all relevant facts, arguing a position while neglecting to disclose prior law which might counter the argument ...
Prosecutors who charged Donald Trump and two aides with mishandling classified documents asked a judge on Wednesday for a hearing over potential conflicts of interest with one of the men's lawyers.
Carroll's lawyer said she reserved the right to seek sanctions against Alina Habba, Trump's lawyer. Habba had raised the specter of a conflict of interest in a letter filed in the federal court in ...
1.7-1.11: Conflicts of Interest, including restrictions on attorneys arising from current clients, [9] [10] former clients, [11] prior work as a government employee or judge, [12] [13] and association with law firms. [14] 2 Counselor 2.1: Attorney's role as a candid advisor on topics within and outside of the law. [15] 3 Advocate
The more potentially perplexing conflict of interest is one that arises when a lawyer represents multiple witnesses to a crime, and one of those individuals subsequently faces criminal exposure ...