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| A lawyer interviewed about a possible divorce case by a wife may not represent the husband in a divorce case the wife brings three years later unless the wife consents. According to the Bar, "a potential client's initial consultation with an attorney creates an expectation of confidentiality which must be protected by the attorney even where no attorney-client relationship arises in other respects," although "the law firm may have an obligation to put the prospective client on notice that no attorney-client relationship exists between the firm and the prospective client until the firm accepts the engagement." |