Another Lawyer Borrows Money From A Client – With Predictable Results

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BEFORE THE HEARING BOARD:

In re James Paul Greene, 2014 PR 00176

The lawyer is accused by the ARDC of borrowing $10,000 from an estate planning client without advising her to retain separate counsel. The loan was not documented and the lawyer allegedly did not provide the client with any collateral.

A violation of Rule 1.8 is alleged.

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B.A. University of Chicago, 1988, J.D. Harvard Law School, 1991, Clerk to the Honorable Michael S. Kanne, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1991-1992, Mayer Brown 1992-1996, Katten Muchin 1996-97, The Clinton Law Firm, 1997 -. I practice in the areas of commercial litigation, legal malpractice and legal ethics.

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