For an opinion the practitioner knows or has reason to know will be used or referred to by a person other than the practitioner (or a person who is a member of, associated with or employed by the practitioner's firm) in promoting, marketing or recommending to one or more taxpayers a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement a ...
The financial crisis of 2008 could itself be the basis of a seminar on conflicts of interest. The crisis exposed apparent conflicts of interest in many areas, particularly in the production and sale of mortgage-backed securities, and among credit rating agencies that rated these instruments.
The Entrekin Law Firm has handled a number of cases with this general fact pattern and other conflict of interest cases. If you believe that your attorney has engaged in a conflict of interest and that this has caused you serious financial damages, give us a call.