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raspberryjam
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Can your Lawyer be related to you mainly can he/she be your sibling but any relative also? Please please answer i am trying to prove a point to someone but this is NEED TO KNOW!!!
Kernow Lady
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In the UK yes.
imported_rickinnocal
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Sure.
The Rules of Professional Conduct set out by the various State Bars have rules about who a lawyer can, or cannot, represent, but there is no ban on a lawyer representing a family member, as long as there is no conflict of interest.
If you were suing for divorce, for example, it would be a conflict for your wife's brother to represent you. On the other hand, a know a guy who was - very vigorously - represented in a divorce by his wife's first ex-husband
Richard
The Rules of Professional Conduct set out by the various State Bars have rules about who a lawyer can, or cannot, represent, but there is no ban on a lawyer representing a family member, as long as there is no conflict of interest.
If you were suing for divorce, for example, it would be a conflict for your wife's brother to represent you. On the other hand, a know a guy who was - very vigorously - represented in a divorce by his wife's first ex-husband
Richard