If you have a legal issue, it’s only natural to ask the lawyer in the family some questions. Whether you want to hire family as counsel is another matter, however, and one to consider carefully.
There are advantages to knowing your lawyer well and to having counsel that really cares about you. But family relationships can be complicated, and mixing it up is not always wise, even if it is allowed. So let’s take a look at why you might not want to hire your cousin Vinny to be your counsel, although technically there is no prohibition.
