UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Abstract
As in the legal profession generally, lawyers in the sports representation area face numerous potential conflicts of interest in representing athletes and other sports personalities. The author maintains that, despite the pervasiveness of these ethical concerns, it is possible for a sports lawyer to maintain vigorous representation of multiple clients, as well as to "reasonably believe' that such interests will not "materially interfere" with the lawyer's "independent professional judgment." The author suggests that sports lawyers may avoid these conflicts if, following a full disclosure of all multiple interests, they obtain the knowing consent from their multiple clients, thereby narrowing the scope of their representation.
Recommended Citation
Robert E. Fraley and F. Russell Harwell,
The Sports Lawyer's Duty to Avoid Differing Interests: A Practical Guide to Responsible Representation,
11 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 165
(1988).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol11/iss2/1
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