Read the case In re Winthrop, 848 N.E.2d 961 (Ill. 2006)

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  1. PRIOR TO POSTING:
    1. Read the case In re Winthrop, 848 N.E.2d 961 (Ill. 2006).
  2. Use this case as a starting point to discuss the following:
    1. Do you think a two-year suspension was appropriate? Why or why not?
    2. Do you think lawyers should have a heightened duty to clients in this type of situation? Why or why not?

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Discussion - Outline
Thesis Statement: Attorneys owe a duty of care to their clients, to always act in their interest,
especially when they are vulnerable
I. Appropriateness of the two-year suspension
II. When lawyers should have a heightened duty of care towards vulnerable clients


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Discussion on Re Winthrop
I think that the two-year suspension was not enough. It is important to punish
professional transgressors as strictly as possible. Quite unlike a layman, lawyers are acutely
aware of the vulnerable position that the law understands elderly clients to b...


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