Atty-Client Side Deals Can Undercut Malpractice Defense

By Andrew Strickler (March 4, 2016, 4:50 PM EST) -- Lawyers who take loans from their clients — as a partner from DLA Piper was recently accused of doing while at K&L Gates LLP — not only risk being sued if the deal goes bad, but they can also expect to see clients use the loans to paint the attorneys as villains if the case is litigated, experts said....

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