MCLE
Jun. 1, 2013
The Dangerous Client
Lawyers who are concerned that a client may be dangerous face several ethical dilemmas about disclosing the threat.
Your ears perk up when your client concludes what you had thought was just a session of blowing off steam. He's described his animosity toward the star witness testifying against him at trial, and expressed general exasperation at the legal mess he is in.
"Why do you need a gun?" you ask your client, suddenly anxious about what you have just heard. Does he intend to kill someone? Kill himself? He levels an icy stare at you and says: "Don't worry about it." ...
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