Lured by the prospect of working for a high-powered, wealthy and influential client, Michael Cohen became more than Donald Trump’s lawyer. A client may hire a lawyer, but the lawyer should not “belong” to the client. But no such duty is imposed upon civil lawyers like Cohen. Given Trump’s view of lawyers, it may never have been possible for Cohen to give Trump independent advice. Finally, a lawyer should assume that when things go bad for a client, the client will attack the lawyer.

Source: Washington Post August 24, 2018 09:56 UTC