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Almost a Sex Crime: Lawyers and Clients

By Corey Rayburnyung

Above the Law has a post about whether attorneys should be allowed to have sex with their clients. The post mentions that California and Texas are considering banning sex with clients in most situations. The proposed language is very similar to Rule 1.8(j) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides that a "lawyer shall not have sexual relations with a client unless a consensual sexual relationship existed between them when the client-lawyer relationship commenced." The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted this rule effective January 1, 2010. From Above the Law:The California State Bar Association is considering a change to the professional rules of conduct to ?prohibit sex with clients unless they are spouses or the relations preceded the lawyer-client relationship,? according to The Recorder...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on November 17, 2009 (boomark / email).