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Attorneys may hold funds for clients for a wide variety of reasons. These can include settlement checks after winning a lawsuit, a deposit for a real estate transaction and pre-payment of attorney’s fees and court costs. The Rules of Professional Conduct have strict...
Ongoing attorney-client relationships are present in many different situations. A family could have a lawyer for various needs from family law matters to estate planning goals or a business may have counsel for employment law matters. Whatever the reason for the...
Conflicts of interest arise when your attorney represents two clients who have concurrent antagonistic interests. The State Bar of California says that a lawyer must receive written consent from their clients before representing both clients at once. If you believe...
If you get into a car accident and you know the other driver caused the crash, you can likely file a civil lawsuit against that driver and their insurance company to get funds to cover the costs that result from the accident. But what happens when the injury is a...
Like any profession, there are those who serve as attorneys that may not be the best of people. In a recent example, a disciplinary group met a high-profile attorney out of Northern Kentucky who hoped to practice in Ohio with a motion to keep him from practicing law....
Deadlines play an important role in legal proceedings. A failure to meet certain deadlines can mean a lost opportunity to hold a party accountable for wrongdoing. Statutes of limitations and courts both hold attorneys to strict deadlines when it comes to filing...
What happens when more than one client accuses an attorney of malpractice? The case gets national attention, but it also provides an opportunity to discuss how clients can hold their attorney accountable for a failure to provide quality council. What is quality...
When you need a lawyer to champion your cause or defend your rights, you want a good one. Effective attorneys adhere to the standards of their trade and as a client, you deserve their peak performance. Therefore, it is important to know how to spot a bad lawyer before...
Are you my attorney? A recent case raises questions that almost sound akin to Dr. Seuss’ famous book Are You My Mother? The case involves an attorney that advised his client’s ex-wife to accept a guilty plea for traffic citations. The plaintiff argues that the...
The pandemic forced us to change our daily routines. We started shopping online, working remotely and even attending legal matters through our computers. Many of these activities required the use of technology that was relatively new and untested. One example was the...