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18-Consent and Prospective Waivers
39-Miscellaneous
43-Conflicts of Interest - Miscellaneous
Sexual relations with clients may violate the Model Rules and lawyers "would be well advised to refrain from such a relationship." The client's consent to such a relationship "will rarely be sufficient" to eliminate the ethical dangers, and a lawyer whose conduct has been challenged will be called upon to establish that the client consented after full disclosure and was not harmed by the relationship.

Copyright 2000, Thomas E. Spahn