3rd Circ. Says No Duty To Inform Criminal Clients Of Liability

By P.J. D'Annunzio ( October 17, 2025, 6:12 PM EDT) -- The Third Circuit in a precedential ruling Friday declined to apply immigration precedent concerning counsel's obligation to advise their criminal defendant clients about deportation risks associated with prosecutions to the civil setting, holding that the standard applies only in highly specific circumstances....

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