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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband lost his job due to moonlighting. His contract said no moonlighting and if he was to do it he had to notify his boss. He is an attorney who had his own practice before going to a law firm. He was helping one former client-an older lady-but he did write up a document during the workday on company time. He used his corporate email address-that’s how his boss found it.

I’m pissed because I said-do it at home, at night on our home computer and email![/quote]

I feel the need to correct your statement, OP.  
He wasn't fired for moonlighting.

Have you asked him [i]why[/i] he did it?

Was it because:

- he didn't think it was a big deal
- he didn't think he'd get caught
- it was a lapse in judgment
- it was due to an age-related factor (ie; confusion) .

Regardless of whether it was an absent-minded mistake or an act of intentional deceit, none of those excuses would be valid as his job involves the handling of personal/sensitive information of his clients [i](although... intentional deceit opens up a whole new can of worm regarding his character/ethics)[/i].

So, once again, he [i]wasn't[/i] fired for moonlighting.

[b] The real reason he was fired, was because [u]they[/u] [u]could[/u] [u]no[/u] [u]longer[/u] [u]trust[/u] [u]his[/u] [u]judgment[/u].[/b]
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There has to be more to this story and this was just the icing on the cake. The one-off type of engagement certainly has its issues with respect to firm policy, conflicts of interest, etc., getting fired for it seems over the board if it was his only instance. That tells me there is more.

Any good lawyer knows what a person doesn't tell is just as important as what the do...and sometimes even more important.

Saying that if he was a solo attorney before, he can always go back.[/quote]

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