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2-Adversity to Former Clients

24-Representation of or Adversity to Witnesses

73-Family Law Lawyers

A lawyer represented an ex-husband in child-support matters. After that representation, the lawyer was hired by another client (in a divorce action), who was living with the ex-husband's former wife. After that representation ended, the ex-husband again hired the lawyer for child-support matters. The Bar concluded that the representation of the ex-husband and the prior representation of the other client in the divorce matter were unrelated, but that the lawyer could represent the ex-husband only if the lawyer had not gained any confidences about the former wife while representing the other client then living with the former wife.

Copyright 2000, Thomas E. Spahn