What To Do If Your Client Disappears
In another post, we discussed what lawyers should do if their client dies during representation. So what about if your client goes AWOL? As an agent of the client, a lawyer can only act via the authority given by the client. If the client is not available to authorize the lawyer, then what should the lawyer […]
Do You Tell Your Clients What You Expect From Them?
Practice law long enough and you’ll encounter a client that makes your job difficult, even if he is unaware of it. Clients may be unfamiliar with the legal process and may not understand what their lawyers need from them. A lawyer might make the attorney-client relationship a little bit smoother, if she clearly outlines what […]
