There's nothing I can do besides pay for an attorney to help my friend? Geez, I'm not even a lawyer (according to my post) and I could have told you that. Thanks for the help!...sigh
As of right now this is just homework considering nothing as been done or hired to look into this issue at hand. I was just curious about the legality and ethics behind this. This has happened to someone I know but we are also aware that malpractice cases, if this falls into that category, are...
Is it attorney conflict of interest for a lawyer who is representing a client in a criminal case to purchase that client's business? Let's say John owns a pawn shop. John then gets arrested for possession of cocaine, a large amount. John makes bail and hires Tim, his new attorney. Tim tells john...