A Denver attorney found out the hard way that even a women prostitute is entitled to privacy about her secret and illegal life. It seems this attorney became romantically attracted to a Denver prostitute. Intending to establish a long term relationship, he urged her to give up that life. She refused and didn't want anything to do with him beyond him being a customer. He went off of the deep end and exposed her secret, and illegal, life to her family, friends, and acquaintances. She sues for invasion of privacy. She wins $700,000 in compensatory damages and another one million in punitive damages. The lawyer will appeal on the basis that a persons illegal and clandestine life, as a matter of public policy, should not be recognized as a protected privacy interest. That is an interesting defense. In other contexts, we expect and encourage people to expose illegal activity. You are the appellate judge, how do you rule?
Another lesson. When an attorney represents himself, he has a fool for a client.
Another lesson. When an attorney represents himself, he has a fool for a client.
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