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Lawyers, Clients And Sex: Breaking The Silence On The Ethical And Liability Issues, Caroline Forell Sep 2010

Lawyers, Clients And Sex: Breaking The Silence On The Ethical And Liability Issues, Caroline Forell

Golden Gate University Law Review

This paper examines the existing case law concerning attorney-client sexual relationships and the current ethical rules which may be implicated. Because of the inadequacies in the present system, and the serious harm caused to both women clients and the Bar by these inadequacies, I propose changes in how lawyers regulate themselves and how others are compensated for lawyer's sexual misconduct.