can a lawyer criticize their clients interests
Conflicts of Interest. A lawyer or law firm cannot be successful without clients, and the ability to obtain and retain clients is crucial to any practice. Conflict of interest issues can limit a lawyerâs or firmâs ability to take on new clients or to continue with existing ones, and thus they must be carefully considered. On the one hand, being too sensitive to potential conflicts can unduly limit a practice and cause friction among lawyers in a firm.