The perils of being everybody’s lawyer

Once in awhile, lawyers whose practices involve business transactions are asked to represent both sides to a transaction.

On the surface, this seems like a reasonable plan:  why waste money on separate representation when no one is at odds with anyone else?

Everybody’s happy – they are all about to embark on a journey that will net them lots of money, and they don’t need a lawyer to rain on their parade.

These adventures rarely end well.

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