Should a lawyer who is also a Freemason undertake to represent a none-mason in a case against a Freemason Brother whome he is under sworn oath to help and protect, and not have to declare interest?
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Interesting dilemma. Assuming that the Brother has representation, I don't think that acting as an attorney would violate the Masonic Oath: "...I will always aid and assist all poor, distressed, worthy Master Masons, their widows and orphans, knowing them to be such, as far as their necessities may require, and my ability permit, without material injury to myself and family..." As an attorney, you have also sworn an Oath that "I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed."
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If he personally knows the defendant he shouldn't take the case, it's confict of interest. If he doens't know him then it's like any other cae. There are way too many masons not to run into one professionally.
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To The Dean - isn't that a bit of a cop off? The Masonic oath is by far a deeper pledge of allegiance to brother and fraternity than is a promise in marriage, not least it is an oath made on penalty of death, should a husband or wife be allowed not to declare interest in similar circumstances? Regardless of all that, how can it be right for a man or woman who has undertaken sworn oath on his/her life to unite in a column of srength with other Freemasons to protect brethren and fraternity, only murder and treason only excepted, to fight the corner of a person that according to the wording of the Masonic oath he is sworn not to harm? And does not even have to disclose it to his often unsuspecting client?
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yes.as a defence loyer he has sworn to protect even though he is awere of his clients guilt.
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just do it unless he gives the masonic distress code or distress sign
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