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Adolf Hitler’s personal attorney was named Hans Frank. He was one of 10 war criminals hanged at Nuremberg.
I offer this fact as a historical extreme, the ultimate cautionary tale of what happens when a lawyer enthusiastically goes along with and embraces his client’s worst instincts.
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But there is a point well before that—a point where lawyers and law firms of good conscience should say “No more.” When it is no longer acceptable to assist and enable a client who does and says abhorrent things.
I’m looking at you, the silent lawyers who represent Donald Trump.
— Jenna Greene of Litigation Daily’s Daily Dicta, calling out the government attorneys and law firms — e.g., Kasowitz Benson Torres; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; and Jones Day — who continue to represent President Donald Trump despite how he has handled, and continues to handle, the events that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Staci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.