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Article: Attorney-client sex: too close for comfort?(disciplinary actions, malpractice liability may arise from consensual sex between attorneys and clients)
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- Trial
- Article date:
- August 1, 1999
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 American Association for Justice, formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA®). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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An attorney sits in his private office behind his impressive desk with all his certificates and diplomas adorning the walls. He wears a beautifully tailored suit and highly polished wingtips.
His client needs his help. She is vulnerable. He is respectable. He is in a position of power. She is not. In this case, the two begin a relationship that evolves into an exploitive situation in which the man in power manages to have sex with the vulnerable woman.
In an attorney-client relationship, the attorney holds the upper hand. He or she is in a position of dominance, perceived power, and ultimate influence. A client trusts that the attorney will act in his or ...