QUESTION
Is it a crime when a lawyer knowing causes harm?
Asked on Jun 28th, 2015 on General Practice - Wisconsin
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If a lawyer knowing takes money to perform a service knowing that what he/she is saying they will do is not possible, is it considered a crime? I ask this because this happened to us and we are told there is not harm done.
1 ANSWER
If I understand you correctly, the lawyer, in order to induce you to pay him/her money, claimed that he /she would do something while all the while knowing that it was impossible. Based on this bery minimal and nonspecific information, the attorney may have committed fraud, and would be liable to you in damages, as well as being subject to discipline by the bar. Also, again based on this minimal information, the attorney may have committed a crime, although I don't know what the specific charge would be under Wisconsin law.
Answered on Jun 29th, 2015 at 10:13 AM