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When Your Lawyer Quits: Avoiding Prejudice to the Client
This post is part of an ongoing series about the obligations lawyers have when terminating (quitting) representation of a client. To start from the original post, click here (the post will open in a new window). A LAWYER MUST AVOID CAUSING PREJUDICE TO THE (FORMER) CLIENT Lawyers who withdraw from representing a client… Read More »
Is an Attorney-Client Relationship a Fiduciary Relationship?
WHAT IS AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP? An attorney-client relationship is the term for the official legal relationship between a lawyer and a client. It is a relationship of trust, and has special, legally-recognized characteristics. For example, attorney-client privilege arises only where an attorney-client relationship exists. The attorney-client relationship also creates legal rights and obligations for the lawyer –… Read More »
