Daily Joke: Legal Ethics

After drafting a will for an elderly client, the attorney announced a fee of $100.

The client gave the attorney a $100 bill.

After the client left, the attorney saw that the client had in fact paid $200, as two of the client’s $100 bills had stuck together.

Looking at the $100 overpayment, an ethical question arose in the attorney’s mind: “Do I tell my partner?”