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		Kye on Nov 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sam Bankman-Fried Convicted I hoped there would be a "Category: lawyers who fired famous clients" or something like it, but no luck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_from_representation

afavour on Nov 3, 2023 [–]

I imagine it’s mutually beneficial to keep quiet. Lawyers don’t want to be known as “the company that keeps firing clients”, clients don’t want it known how many lawyers have fired them.

kosievdmerwe on Nov 3, 2023 | [–]

And even if you fire a client, you still have a duty towards them in regards to not tanking their defense.

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