California Considers Ban On Sex Between Lawyers and Clients, Some Lawyers Unhappy
By FOX NEWS // November 28, 2016
some lawyers are not happy with proposal
(FOX ) – The nation’s largest state bar association is overhauling ethics rules for attorneys for the first time in 30 years, and some lawyers are unhappy about a proposal that would open them up to discipline for having sex with clients.
California currently bars attorneys from coercing a client into sex or demanding sex in exchange for legal representation.
Supporters of an all-out ban say the relationship between a lawyer and client is inherently unequal, so any sexual relationship is potentially coercive. But some attorneys say it’s an unjustified invasion of privacy.
The proposal is part of a long-awaited shake-up of the state bar association’s ethics rules for attorneys, which were last fully revised in 1987.
Lawyers who violate the regulations are subject to discipline ranging from private censure to loss of their legal license.
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