California Court of Appeal August 29, 2007, G037335 (Philipson & Simon v. Gulsvig)

Opinion

BEDSWORTH, J.

Sometimes lawyers seem to forget that, in their professional capacities, they owe a duty of loyalty to their clients—even when they no longer like them. And when a lawyer becomes convinced his client is on the wrong side of a particular legal dispute, the lawyer generally has the option of staying out of that dispute.