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in a small placesnowbankbecomingcompost[March 31, 2005]
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official accused of offering services for sex” (March 25, 2005), out of Round Hill, Texas,will send guilty chills down the spines of far too many lawyers. The accused is 56-year-old lawyerSteven C. Copenhaver, who practices in Georgetown, and asks that we keep him in our prayers.According to the article:“Dawn Miller, chief disciplinary counsel for the State Bar of Texas, said exchanginglegal services for sexual favors could constitute a violation of rules barring ‘illegal orunconscionable’ fees.”I’d think this might also have a little to do with having the appropriate character to practice law.
- Does anyone out there think consenting adults should be allowed to barter sex
for legal services, without the law or bar counsel intervening? (It might helpreduce pro se litigation and increase access to justice.)- I’m reminded of the old joke: “What’s the difference between a lawyer and a
