Attorney Haynesworth spends three hours in the county circuit court waiting to argue a motion for client Adams. While he waits, he reads several cases for a brief that he is preparing for client Johnson and talks to another judge's clerk about Johnson's case. If attorney Haynesworth bills client Adams for three hours and client Johnson for three hours (a total of six billable hours), attorney Haynesworth has engaged in which of the following?

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Attorney Haynesworth has engaged in double billing by charging two clients for the same time period. This practice is unethical as it involves billing more than one client for the same hours worked, essentially charging twice for a single block of time.

Attorney Haynesworth Spends Three Hours in the County Circuit Court