Seattle Times. I'd like to get a little more info on this story, but it seems that the private practice lawyer who was retained to defend three police officers who repeatedly tased a pregnant woman has now sought an appeal that the Chief of Police doesn't approve of. The lawyer, Ted Buck, says a legal ethicist has blessed his conduct. The Chief says an ethics complaint may be lodged. It's hard to judge these things from a distance but does it seem that the party paying the legal fees doesn't like what the lawyer is doing for the client? And don't we have three -- count'em three -- provisions in the Model Rules barring a lawyer from letter a payer/recommender from interfering with the lawyer's best judgment regarding what the true client needs?
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So long as the attorey received written permission from all three officers, i do not see where the violation comes into play.
Posted by: Maxwell | January 22, 2012 at 05:05 PM