How liable is a lawyer retained by a client to commit an antiquities trafficking crime? Often cultural heritage traffickers hire reputable lawyers and other professionals to manage seemingly lawful transactions, which are actually unlawful. As such, the American Bar Association (ABA) has raised the caution that "a lawyer may ... face criminal charges or civil liability, in addition to bar discipline, for deliberately or consciously avoiding knowledge that a client is or may be using the lawyer’s services to further a crime or fraud". A lawyer must do due dilligence to assess whether or not they should undertake new work.
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Full article by Rick St. Hilaire: Cultural Property Lawyers Take Note: ABA Ethics Opinion Warns About Criminal Clients.
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