No. The lawyer must avoid conflicts of interest and any situation in which he or she could potentially find himself or herself in a conflict of interest situation. By defending several defendants in the same proceeding, he takes the risk – albeit theoretical – that at a certain stage of the proceedings the defense of the interests of one of his clients will clash with those of his other clients, or that one of the clients will disassociate himself from the common defense strategy. When this happens, the lawyer must give up all mandates in which he has a conflict of interest. For this reason, defending multiple defendants is not recommended and is prohibited by some courts.
