Was it legal for my fusbands female lawyer to have sex with him? -

While working out a contract for his employer, my husbands female lawyer invited him todinner, which ended up in her bed, and they had sexual relations (all types) for a year. They live in Minnesota. Is this legal? What happened to taking advantage of lawyer client relationships?

Here in California, sexual relations with a clients is considered a breach of professional ethics if the attorney (1) requires or demands sexual relations with a client incident to or as a condition of any professional representation; or (2) employs coercion, intimidation, or undue influence in entering into sexual relations with a client; or (3) continues representation of a client with whom the member has sexual relations if such sexual relations cause the attorney to perform legal services incompetently. I have no knowledge of Minnesota law on this subject. You might try contacting the Minnesota State Bar, but I doubt they would accept a complaint under these circumstances.

Its definitely unethical. Is this man still your husband? He was involved too ya know. He would be the one I would be going after.

DUH YOU THINK , I MEAN!!!! DUH!!!!!!!! HOW ABOUT HAVING A SORRY HUSBAND, AND A SORRY LAWYER

I don t think it is illegal having an affair but rather unethical of both your husband and his lawyer in this situation. If there is a conflict of interests which adversely affects the contract of his employer, then it is illegal and the lawyer is obviously aware of the consequences as a legal professional. Reporting them would surely affects both parties employment status and probably dismissal. Anyway, your husband may not be just sleeping with this lawyer beside you if he is so freely available. Sorry to said this but I sympathise with you. Do you have affairs too! It is a personal question you have to answer yourself.

its unethical for her to do that and why are you stil with a cheater??

i just hope that you are not with him or that you have settled those problems......what does it matter of its legal it was wrong and inappropriate........

Generally, there s no specific legal penalty for having sex with a client. There may be other penalties, as this is incredibly unprofessional behavior. Also, in civil court, this may help to establish who was at fault should the parties decide to get a divorce. So she may get fired, and you may end up better off if you dump him, but it s highly unlikely she d go to jail.

I don t think that s illegal but might be frowned on by the state Bar. You should become a lawyer so you can have sex with her husband.

There are no laws regarding adult sex. Even if there were, it would be unenforceable.

chslaw is right on California Legal Ethics. Depending on your state (actually on the lawyer s state) it may be a breach of herprofessional and ethical duties and she may be sanctioned, disciplined, or even disbarred (unlikely) for having sex with a client and interfering with the attorney-client relationship and her competent legal representation. The general rule is its not OK to foo, around with your clients, unless you were fooling around with them before they were your client.

Of course it wasn t legal. He was committing adultery, maybe she was also, I don t know. Was she married ? Oh, and it wasn t ethical either due to the lawyer/client relationship.

it s no tillegal but it is unethical for the attorney

Yes it was legal,,the only time it would be looked at by the bar is if she were representing in a divorce where no prior relationship existed.

adultry is adultry no matter what profession or what state. as far at the client lawyer relations, i don t know if it illegal as much as unethical.

It sounds legal, but definelty uncool.

Was he charged for her sex services? If so, yes!

Shameful, yes, unethical, definitely, illegal, no.

Yes, it is legal, and possibly not even a conflict of interest. It would be a conflict of interest, but still not illegal, if YOUR lawyer had sex with him, but not his own. It could be construed as unethical, depending on the circumstances. For instance, if their business together was job related, it would not even be unethical; if it was personal, like if she was a divorce or family law attorney, THAT would be unethical. BUT, not illegal.

It is ethically wrong, and morally wrong. You have every right to file for divorce. But, why was he working there, and you were someplace else? Arent you supposed to be with him?? You didnt desert him, now, did you? Just curiosity on my part... I wish you well.. Jesse

It s probably legal. It still may not be ethical. But then, we re talking about lawyers here. God Bless you.

haha lol that s a funny question!

It s not illegal, but it is improper. You should report her to the Bar Association.

I think that it s unethical, but I don t know about illegal.