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Lawyers rethink donations to political candidates

October 21, 2007

By Christopher Tritto (View author info)

St. Louis, California -

As campaign finance issues swirl, a rule adopted July 1 by the Missouri Bar Association is raising additional fundraising questions related to political contributions by law firms and lawyers who do legal work for the government. As a group, lawyers are traditionally one of the largest sources -- along with PACs (Political Action Committees) and labor unions -- of donations to political campaigns. Rule 4-7.6 states "a lawyer or law firm shall not accept a government legal engagement or an appointment by a judge if the lawyer or law firm makes a political contribution or solicits political contributions for the purpose of obtaining or being considered for that type of legal engagement or appointment."

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