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Attorney Tip #2 – Think Like a Client
Frank H. Wu, Chancellor and Dean of UC Hastings College of the Law, wrote an article for the Huffington Post on February 13, 2013 looking back at his time practicing law from his current perspective as a client. Mr. Wu offers a handful of realizations … Continue reading
Legal Consumer Tip #5 – Evaluating Settlement Issues
In September 2012, we blogged about a Colorado jury’s $2 million verdict against a law firm that pressured a client to settle a contingency fee case for less than it was worth. In that post, we noted that settlement comes … Continue reading
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Pressure to Settle: In Your Best Interest . . . or Your Lawyer’s?
Last week, a Colorado jury handed down a more than $2 million verdict against a Denver law firm for pressuring a client, in a contingency fee case, to settle for less than it was worth. In her lawsuit, the client portrayed the firm as … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorneys, Clients, Conflict of Interest, Jury Verdict, Legal Consumer, Litigation, News, Settlement
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Legal Consumer Tip #3 . . . Attorney Tip #1 – Attitude Matters
“Her ingratitude is unbelievable.” So says a matrimonial attorney, reportedly in practice for more than 50 years, in response to a client’s legal malpractice lawsuit. The lawsuit includes allegations that the attorney was in cahoots with her husband and reduced … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Attorneys, Client-Side Manner, Clients, Legal Practices, Work Ethic
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Legal Consumer Tip #2 – Justice is Not Always Just
Imagine a case in which person A sues person B, and the case is tried before a judge. The judge takes all of the evidence under consideration and objectively supports his/her ruling with accurate factual findings based on the evidence … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorneys, Clients, Credibility, Evidence, Judges, Justice, Lawyers, Legal Consumer, Legal Reform, Legal System, Litigation
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Legal Consumer Tip #1 – Take Notes
Dear legal consumers, We ran across a very interesting blog post by Eric Cooperstein, a Minnesota lawyer who defends attorneys facing ethics complaints and fee disputes. On Lawyerist.com: (law-yer-ist) n. The lawyering survival guide, Mr. Cooperstein posted Avoid Ethics Complaints by … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Attorneys, Clients, Fee Disputes, Lawyers, Legal Consumer, Legal Ethics, Taking Notes
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