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Kris Humphries’ Lawyer’s Request to Withdraw – A Lesson for Legal Consumers?
The Associated Press reports that Kris Humphries’ lawyer, Marshall Waller, filed paperwork Thursday seeking to withdraw from representing Humphries in his divorce from Kim Kardashian. Mr. Waller’s stated reason for filing was “irreconcilable differences.” Lawyers representing clients in lawsuits may withdraw … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Associated Press, Clients, Irreconcilable differences, Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, Lawyers, Leverage, Marshall Waller
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Lance Armstrong’s Confession – Good for the Soul, or Good for His Lawyers?
This week, Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he, in fact, took performance enhancing drugs during his professional cycling career, despite his previous denials. Speaking to the Today Show’s Savannah Guthrie on Tuesday morning, legal analyst Lisa Bloom spoke … 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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Tagged Advice, Conflict of Interest, Legal Consumer, Litigation, Second Opinion, Settlement
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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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