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lawyer is sleeping with my wife

my wife and i seperated on a trial basis. she is an alchoholic and was cheating on me.she retained the services of an attorney and instead of this attorney trying to solve our problems he began sleeping with her. Is there not some recourse i have to address this issue as i think he abused his postion and caused further damage to my marraige.


Asked on 1/27/00, 11:37 am

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D Patrick Zimmerman Law Offices of D Patrick Zimmerman

Re: lawyer is sleeping with my wife

Although the Code of Professional Conduct, which governs lawyer conduct, does not specifically prevent a lawyer from sleeping with a client, there are several other sections of the Code that would lead to dicipline for this type of conduct. A lawyer is responsible for representing a client in a competent manner. A lawyer should avoid even the slightest appearance of impropriety in representing a client. A lawyer shoud not personally involve himself in a clients interests. A lawyer should not become a witness in a client's case. All of these it appears, this lawyer has done. Contact the Diciplinary Board of the Supreme Court. Call information for their Harrisburg numbeer.

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Answered on 1/28/00, 11:43 am


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