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I don’t think the Ribstein question is well formulated either. So even criminals (rapists, murederers, etc) don’t deserve representation?

There is certainly a difference between giving pre-act advice to a corporation and post-act advice to someone accused of a crime.

The better analogy would have been whether you would refuse to advise someone thinking about committing a rape or murder.

This kind of advice attorneys do all the time, about the conduct that the person would engage in is illegal. I have allways said to my clients if you do X, it is against the law.

OK Rex.

Assume that your corporate client does X and it is against the law.  If you are corporate counsel, do you resign?  If you are outside counsel, do you “fire” the client?

Assume that X is immoral, but not illegal.  What do you do?