Attorney representing hospital where father practices isn't a conflict, Terrell says
On the surface, Georgia State Rep. Tom Weldon's representation of the hospital where his father serves as board chairman does not present a conflict of interest. Tom Weldon wants the hospital to succeed, wrote the Chattanooga Times Free-Press. So does his father, physician Darrell Weldon. "If difficulties later arise, they can be confronted," said Emory Law Professor Timothy Terrell, who specializes in professional responsibility. "This does not appear to be any kind of 'unconsentable' conflict, like trying to represent both sides in a divorce case."