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1-Adversity to Current Clients
74-Representing Associations
A lawyer representing a homeowner's association has an attorney-client relationship with the entity, and therefore may represent the association in a declaratory judgment action against some of its members (who are not otherwise clients of the law firm).

Copyright 2000, Thomas E. Spahn