In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of McCaffrey

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• explaining that a purpose of the prohibition on contacting represented persons is to prevent “a person from being deprived of the advice of retained counsel by bypassing retained counsel”
• direct communication with party lawyer knows to be represented, concerning subject of representation, violates rule even if not done intentionally
• communications of this type are apt to cause party to act without advice of counsel, and it is that danger that the rule guards against; proof of harm to represented person not required for violation of rule
• attorney who knew adverse party in domestic relations matter was represented six months earlier was publicly reprimanded for direct contact, even though the attorney did not know the adverse party was still represented
• reprimand for violation of DR 7-104 (A)(1)

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