# Legal ethics question...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethics-question/434355>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 21, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethics-question/434355 "2008-01-21T08:52:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethics-question/434355/41 "2008-01-24T17:51:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Muffin]  
Funny you should mention that.

One of his siblings tried to hire me a few weeks ago.  
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:eek:

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethics-question/434355/42 "2008-01-24T18:29:14Z")

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[QUOTE=Muffin]  
Funny you should mention that. One of his siblings tried to hire me a few weeks ago.  
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Maybe the sibling wanted to hire you to sue Mr. Big, Rambunctious, saw-fancier guy? Take the case!!

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethics-question/434355/43 "2008-01-24T18:44:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Arnold Winkelried]  
Maybe the sibling wanted to hire you to sue Mr. Big, Rambunctious, saw-fancier guy? Take the case!!  
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The request was for defence in a bad debt matter. :smack:

(I actually do get a client once in a while who has been on another side in a previous unrelated matter.)

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethics-question/434355/44 "2008-01-24T19:38:51Z")

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Talk about really coincidental timing – the sibling just called up again on yet another matter.

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