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What is “Proper Attorney Diligence”?
The rules which govern attorney conduct state that a lawyer cannot accept or represent a client unless the attorney can dedicate a professionally-adequate amount of time and resources to handling and managing the client’s case or issue. This is a duty the lawyer owes to the client, and also to the justice system generally…. Read More »
Attorney Diligence: Skills, Time, and Resources
We’ve spent the past few Mondays discussing attorney competence, which is the first prong of proper legal practice. Today, we’ll take a look at another important factor: attorney diligence. ATTORNEYS MUST TREAT CLIENT MATTERS WITH PROPER DILIGENCE Attorneys must only represent clients when the attorney can dedicate adequate time and resources to representation of… Read More »
