Tiger Woods' Attorney Allegedly Seeing Other Clients

According to celebrity gossip website TMZ.com, Tiger Woods' attorney Mark NeJame has been seeing other clients behind the golf star's back. Colleagues and friends have reported to TMZ that despite promising Tiger that he would devote "his all" to the case and saying that the prospect of handling the Woods' marital problems "had him at hello," NeJame has been texting, emailing and calling clients periodically throughout the past week. At least five other clients of NeJame have come forward with claims that he is representing them in ongoing disputes and the ABA Journal has already placed a link to a voicemail from one of these individuals on its website.

Some suspect NeJame's behavior is due to the fact that Woods compensates all of his attorneys based on flat fee arrangements. "There's no question, an attorney on a flat fee is going to see other clients," explained Popsquire.com's Russell Wetanson. "Flat fee arrangements are typically all about infatuation - 'I want you, I need you to be a constant in my life' - but the billable hour - 'I need you only for a certain amount of time and to be really focused when I'm with you' - is where relationships for the long run are really fostered. There's even a saying among attorneys that it takes a client paying by the billable hour less than one tenth of an hour to snag an attorney away from a flat fee client."

The story is taking the legal community and the country by storm. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer recently reported that the news agency is receiving a massive influx of iReports in response to the question "Should you treat your lawyer like your lover?" and Larry King just announced that he will have former O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark on his show for the 122nd time in order to address this breaking news. Others are hoping that Jermaine Jackson - who boldly proclaimed that Tiger had done nothing wrong after he had already admitted his affairs - will be commenting on this development.

There is also general concern that Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, may catch wind of Mr. NeJame's other clients and take matters into her own hands. That's why Litination promises to stay on top of this developing story 24/7.