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"Texas Lawyers Reject Ban on Sex with Clients"

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Texas lawyers get to have a referendum on ethics rules changes, not that it's binding, but I was surprised at this: Texas Lawyers Reject Ban on Sex with Clients by Debra Cassens Weiss on ABAJournal.com providing a summary of the voting. A proposed rule banning sex with clients was defeated 72.3% no, 27.7% yes. The referendum questions are here. This was new Rule 1.13: Rule 1.13. Prohibited Sexual Relations [new, renumbered] (a) A lawyer shall not condition the representation of a client or prospective client, or the quality of such representation, on having any person engage in sexual relations with the lawyer. (b) A lawyer shall not solicit or accept sexual relations as payment of fees or expenses. (c) A lawyer shall not have sexual relations with a client that the lawyer is personally representing unless the lawyer and client are married to each other, or are engaged in an ongoing consensual sexual relationship that began before the representation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on March 15, 2011 (boomark / email).