Conflicts of interest have been described as the most pervasive issue facing modern lawyers.[4] Legal conflicts rules are at their core corollaries to a lawyer's two basic fiduciary duties: (1) the duty of loyalty and (2) the duty to preserve client confidences.[5] The lawyer's duty of loyalty is fundamental to the attorney-client relationship and has developed from the biblical maxim that no pers
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