Case Description
In finding that the Attorney General’s office could prosecute claims before the Board of Veterinary Medicine while also counselling the Board, the court held, “Accordingly, public and private attorneys have different ethical obligations in some circumstances. Lawyers under the supervision of the attorney general, for instance, “may be authorized to represent several government agencies in intragovernmental legal controversies in circumstances where a private lawyer could not represent multiple private clients.” The rules of professional conduct do not abrogate this authority.
