Divorce Attorney Suspended for Relationship with Client

Maureen Dempsey — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:34:07 -0400

The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended the license of Karl Williamson after discovering he was involved in a sexual relationship with his female client, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

The client, whose name has been withheld, filed for divorce from her husband in 2004, and Williamson began serving as her lawyer in May of that year. Within a month, however, the client and her two children had moved in with Williamson—apparently not for the sole purpose of cutting down on legal costs.

"By engaging in an affair with his client and continuing to represent her, (Williamson) risked his client's legal and personal interests for his own advantage," the court said Thursday.

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