In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of O'Neal

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• lawyer who undertakes multiple client represen- tations involving differing interests must carefully weigh possibility that the lawyer’s judgment might be impaired or loyalty divided
• lawyer who undertakes multiple client representations involving differing interests must carefully weigh possibility that the lawyer’s judgment might be impaired or loyalty divided
• likely conflict when representing criminal codefendants, even where lawyer limited representation to negotiating pleas
• likely conflict when representing criminal codefendants, even where lawyer limited representation to negotiating pleas
• lawyer had a potential conflict when representing codefendants in a criminal case, even when he tried to limit the representation to negotiating pleas for them, because of the inevitable comparisons between the codefendants and the potential differences in their situations
• discussing ethical principles underlying disciplinary rules respecting conflicts of interest

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