Does the First Amendment Provide a Limit on the Duty of Loyalty?

April 2, 2010
The Legal Intelligencer

Types : Bylined Articles

We all know that lawyers owe ongoing duties of loyalty and confidentiality to former clients, but how far do those duties extend? Does a position we have previously taken on a client’s behalf preclude us from advocating a conflicting position when we represent our own personal interests in the future? What about our First Amendment rights?

 

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