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Posted: 6/5/2023 9:49:39 PM EDT
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Quoted: Our towns Solicitor is also a local defense attorney. He represents my PD in all legal matters. A while back he represented me personally in a federal civil suit that was dismissed. My question is would it be a conflict of interest if he represents people I arrested? He was the defense attorney today in a jury trial. I asked our district attorney in court and was told he didn't want to hear any more about it. Inquiring minds want to know. Did you share with him, in confidence, information that he could use to obtain an acquittal in an unrelated criminal case? |
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Posted: 6/5/2023 10:16:49 PM EDT
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The obvious answer is that the question is moot based on the lack of ethics practiced by attorneys.
That being said, I am not sure what the conflict would be. Lawyers and judges know cops. Simply knowing a cop does not create a conflict. |
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Posted: 6/5/2023 10:26:12 PM EDT
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Some of them have no ethics
 It's not uncommon here for the attorneys to jump sides, prosecutor to defense attorney or vice versa. I've worked with one as a prosecutor, opposing defense attorney, and hired him for some personal matter with my and my wife's LLC. I wouldn't be surprised to see his name on a ballot for judge at some point I'm the future. I'm not a lawyer but if there's nothing I'm common with the defendant or other parties (or obviously some case involving the lawsuit) I don't know that it matters. |
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Posted: 6/6/2023 8:33:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you share with him, in confidence, information that he could use to obtain an acquittal in an unrelated criminal case? I haven't shared anything confidential. The civil suit was a sovereign citizen suing because a traffic stop took over 11 minutes. It was a nothing case but he represented me. He also was involved in our contract negotiations last year. I'm just curious if this is a conflict. |
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Posted: 6/6/2023 8:46:32 AM EDT
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Quoted: Our towns Solicitor is also a local defense attorney. He represents my PD in all legal matters. A while back he represented me personally in a federal civil suit that was dismissed. My question is would it be a conflict of interest if he represents people I arrested? He was the defense attorney today in a jury trial. I asked our district attorney in court and was told he didn't want to hear any more about it. Inquiring minds want to know. Does he still represent you? If so, then the potential conflict would be with the guy he's representing who you arrested. Which could be waived. I would think that would go for any criminal defendant involving the agency he's also representing. I once sued a cop in a 1983 case, had two jury trials and also a 4th circuit opinion, where I won. Then later I represented him and sued his employer sheriff's department, and they then were represented by the same lawyer who originally represented the cop back when I sued him. So who knows... |
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Posted: 6/6/2023 10:57:25 PM EDT
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Not sure on that. Smaller areas have a lot more back and forth like that. Larger places it tends to be years of doing one side, then jumping ship to the other side.
One of our better traffic court judges used to be a traffic lawyer that I also dealt with frequently. No issues in either role. Seen plenty of lawyers who would say anything if you paid them. So long as they are not one of those I would not be too worried. |
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Posted: 6/7/2023 9:52:21 AM EDT
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He’s a lawyer. Hell work for whoever is paying him. I’m sure it’s fine.
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Posted: 8/25/2023 4:34:39 PM EDT
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My brother hammered a large corporation for close to $150 million in a corporate dispute. After they watched him kick their ass in court, they fired their lawyers and hired him to represent them in other cases.
No conflict since the new cases are unrelated to the beating he gave them. |
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