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- Mar 10, 2019
Random people on the street are involved in the lawyer's practice of law about as much as random people on Twitter are. In general, they're not. Situationally, they could be, but it depends on the situation.It's not true at all that lawyers only have ethical responsibilities towards their client. Lawyer disciplinary agencies absolutely can and do take action against lawyers for their actions relating to third parties to the extent that it relates to their practice of law. In general, random people in the street aren't involved in lawyers' practice of law.
I thought about trying to caveat that, but I left it at "any particular ethical obligations." Because yes, they have professional responsibilities toward everyone, random people they meet on the street included, but only to the extent that it relates to their practice of law, which is slim. They have particular ethical obligations toward their clients.