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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Of course, and yes.

An (only somewhat) tougher question: on what grounds would you disbar the attorneys who agreed to represent Bill O'Reilly on sexual harassment matters as part of a settlement for a client suing Bill O'Reilly and Fox News?

The filing from Smith and Mullin asserts that Mackris' attorney at the time, Benedict Morelli, switched sides and agreed to become O'Reilly's lawyer while negotiating the agreement.
"This profoundly unethical conflict left Ms. Mackris virtually without legal counsel," the filing said.
Morelli disputed those assertions in a statement.
"We worked extremely hard to secure a significant financial settlement for her (Mackris)," he said. "The claim that I did not vigorously represent her, or that I represented O'Reilly during or after the settlement process, is absolutely false."

If the filing is right, he gets disbarred. If Morelli is correct, not sure there's an issue.