Two years ago, you represented Mr. Smith in setting up a close corporation for his business and for certain personal investments. That work has long since been completed, and you have not represented Mr. Smith since then. Now Mrs. Smith has asked you to represent her in divorce proceedings against Mr. Smith. The two of them are in sharp disagreement over the division of property, child support obligations, and alimony. Assume that your jurisdiction does not have community property. Under what, if any, circumstances may you represent Mrs. Smith? 

1. Several jurisdictions have issued ethics opinions addressing similar factual scenarios. Research using any search engine and select an ethics opinion from any jurisdiction addressing a similar factual scenario. Provide answers to the following questions: 

a. Provide the jurisdiction, ethics opinion number, and year of the opinion. 

b. Briefly describe the facts, reasoning, and conclusion of the ethics opinion. 

c. Does the ethics opinion reach a different conclusion than you reached in response to #1 above? 

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a California State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Formal Opinion ... View the full answer