What scares the f*ck out of you?

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by glatt

What if you own a law practice and your big IP client is Apple,
and a small porn company that specializes in realistic simulated extremely brutal rape porn
wants you to represent them in a copyright dispute? <snip>

I'm not clear on your example... I'm assuming the following
Apple is your existing client.
The porn company is a prospective client.
The copyright issue is not between Apple and the porn company ?


I don't know what sort of formal ethics the legal community has set for itself.
Likewise for physicians deciding who will be their patients.
But there is the concept that everyone in need is entitled to an attorney and/or physician.

In your example, my first decision would be along the lines of
"Is there a conflict of interest or exposure of proprietary information" by representing the porno company.
If not, then a business license is to serve all of the public.

I suspect these kinds of issues occur frequently...
but I do not see a "religious freedom" issue in this specific example.