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Attorney Ethics Amberjean M. Gallagher St. Leo University January 28, 2016 Author Note Amberjean Marie Gallagher, Virginia Beach, Virginia No noted changes in affiliation. There were no grants or other financial support for my study. No other colleagues assisted in conducting research and development of this paper. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Amberjean Marie Gallagher, 1616 Quail Point Rd, Virginia Beach, VA, 23454 E-mail: amberjean.gallagher@email.saintleo.edu Abstract Court appointed attorneys constantly face ethical and moral conflicts in their position of authority The toughest calls could be considered those that challenge professional ethics and personal ethics. When attorneys accept to the duty to represent a client, they have an ethical duty to protect confidential information obtained through attorney-client meetings. 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