Reading Room Document

Possible conflict of interest, Green River Dam and Reservoir Project, Western District of Kentucky

The document is a response to a memorandum inquiring about a possible conflict of interest and breach of legal ethics in a specific matter. The conclusions reached in the document are: (1) there was no violation of federal conflicts of interest laws, (2) if there is evidence of a breach of legal ethics, it may be referred to the Kentucky State Bar Association, and (3) the Corps of Engineers may need to revise its contracts to prevent attorneys who provide services from representing parties in litigation against the United States. The document presents questions about whether there was a violation of conflict of interest laws, whether there was a breach of legal ethics, and the advisability of calling attention to the Corps of Engineers to prevent "switching of sides" by attorneys providing services.

August 15, 1969