Months after law firms made deals with President Trump to ward off punitive executive orders, the ethics committee of the District of Columbia Bar is warning that such arrangements may require firms to drop or obtain waivers from all clients who have interests at odds with the government.
After Law Firm Deals With Trump, D.C. Bar Warns of Ethical Jeopardy
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“A firm that can survive only by staying in the president’s good graces has incentives that conflict with its lawyers’ stringent fiduciary duties to remain loyal to the interests of their clients, exercise independent judgment, and be truthful and candid in all dealings with the courts,” it said.
Why would anyone go to a law firm too cowardly to fight back against Trump?
Why would anyone go to a law firm too cowardly to fight back against Trump?
