Opinion ID: 1153989
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Preparation and Execution of Will.

Text: We can easily imagine situations in which the lawyer who drafted a former client's will would be barred from representing that former client's spouse in a dissolution proceeding. The confidential information acquired in the preparation of the will could include intimate details of the person's financial background, history, and holdings that would, or would likely, give the lawyer's present client an unfair advantage in the subsequent dissolution proceeding, damage the former client's financial interests, create the impression of unfairness, and leave the former client with a legitimate feeling of betrayal. There is nothing in the record in this case, however, that suggests that the accused obtained any confidential information in the will preparation and execution matter that would, or would likely, work to the detriment of Mrs. Zingg in the dissolution proceeding. Further, the later execution by the former client of a new will, superseding the will prepared by the accused, convinces us that there is no matter specific or residual transactional conflict.