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attorney and client interests.
Not exact matches
This second article addresses key areas of SEC focus, including requests for email; conflicts of
interest; allocation of fees, expenses
and investment opportunities; valuation; cybersecurity; broker - dealer registration;
and attorney -
client privilege.
The
attorneys involved in this pilot program would serve only one
client — the parent accused of abuse —
and would not have any professional responsibility to serve the best
interests of the abused child.»
Legislative
attorney Cappy Weiner, in a May 12 letter, called comments made by former legislative counsel Langdon Chapman to a local weekly newspaper «inappropriate
and a violation of your duty to a former
client,»
and Weiner insisted «no further comments be made contrary to the
interest of the Ulster County Legislature.»
However, during the middle courtroom section, things grow increasingly unsubtle — the defense
attorney (Johannes Krisch) not only employs an outrageous strategy to create doubt about the guilt of his
clients (oddly, there seems to be virtually no media
interest in the crime or the trial) but looks like the less attractive cousin of Nosferatu to boot —
and go completely off the rails during the highly implausible final section.
For individual
attorneys and law firms, Dime offers this account so you can manage your
clients» funds, while also supporting the public
interest.
The presence of someone who shares a common legal
interest, «interprets,» helps the
attorney and client communicate, or whose presence is necessary for the
client to obtain legal advice usually does not destroy the
attorney client privilege.
Mario's expertise is in spotting the legal issues faced by his
clients and compiling of team of
attorneys and support staff to best represent the
client's
interests and goals in the most efficient
and economical manner.
The database can be used by
attorneys to help them provide more informed counsel to
clients, as well as by lawmakers, advocacy groups
and others with an
interest in the issue.
There may indeed be law firms out there whose
attorneys routinely produce content that is consistently useful
and relevant
and interesting to the firm's
clients.
Just last week, BigLaw firm Weil Gotshal settled a malpractice action based on claims that the firm's
attorneys had a conflict of
interest between their
client, a small boutique owner
and its adversary, a large fashion house.
Actually, one of our readers reminded us, there's a 6th reason: email is trackable - that is, you know exactly who opened your emails,
and who clicked which links, so your
attorneys can follow up appropriately with individual
clients based on their demonstrated
interests.
Thus, it is a good idea to add «blog updates» to the mix to ensure that all of an
attorney's important
clients are aware of the blog
and then regularly updated (e.g., monthly) concerning new blog posts of possible
interest and value.
Also, you may find it in both you
and your
client's best
interest to have a local
attorney appear on your behalf.
On the other hand, if an
attorney merely describes the
attorney's education, experience, areas of practice,
and contact information, or provides legal information of general
interest,
and someone submits information, they're not a «prospective
client» under the rules,
and not the same disclaimers
and warnings are not necessary.
clients will typically recognize the name of their law firm or individual
attorney),
and (ii) the subject line (is it compelling
and interesting enough to persuade people to open the email?)
Attorney White is a prolific speaker on employment law
and uses her extensive knowledge to passionately represent her
clients»
interests.
If
clients are as keenly
interested in social media as a tool for finding
and evaluating
attorneys as they seem to be, then does it really matter what we think of it?
Stories of lawyers padding time are pervasive,
and it is true that hourly billing mis - aligns the
interests of
attorney and client.
As the result of strategic planning studies
and retreats planned
and facilitated by Joel Rose & Associates, Inc., many financially
and professionally successful mid-sized law firm
clients have gained a significant competitive edge by developing
and implementing the following «quality service oriented» strategies that were especially designed to serve the best
interests of their
clients,
attorneys (partners
and associates)
and support staff:
Louisville
attorney Louis P. Winner, is dedicated to protecting the rights
and best
interests of
clients during high - asset divorce cases.
Our
attorneys have represented
clients with
interests in Europe, Asia, Latin America
and Australia.
An ADLI Law Group litigation
attorney knows the right way to protect
and fight for a
client's rights
and interests.
The Harrisonburg education
attorneys at Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC pursue the
interests of their
clients with expertise
and determination, in a cost - effective manner.
Where possible, in tandem with our corporate
attorneys, we attempt to negotiate amicable resolutions to such business disputes but are always ready
and willing to pursue our
clients» rights
and interests in litigation.
The personal injury
attorneys at the McArthur Law Firm will not hesitate to forego a settlement
and take a case to trial if it is in their
client's best
interests.
To protect the business
interests of our health care
clients, the firm's
attorneys regularly draft, review, revise,
and negotiate vendor contracts, employment agreements, non-competition agreements, leases
and other documents which govern the essential relationships of health care
clients.
Attorney Winner brings the skills, legal background,
and personal toughness required to aggressively yet reasonably protect his
clients»
interests.
The committee checks the conflict of
interest questionnaire,
client credit information, applicable hourly rates
and billing arrangements proposed by the responsible
attorney.
The Seattle wrongful death
attorneys at Johnson, Graffe, Keay, Moniz & Wick, LLP pursue the
interests of their
clients with expertise
and determination, in a cost - effective manner.
Our
attorneys are dedicated to each
client's best
interests,
and strive to provide first rate legal services at a very fair value.
An
attorney -
client relationship can not be created until we consider potential conflicts of
interest, have a chance to review a potential matter,
and enter into an engagement letter.
Our
attorneys provide aggressive, dependable,
and, most importantly, affordable legal services with its
clients» best
interests in mind.
If you choose to establish a prenuptial agreement, it is important to work with an
attorney who has experience preparing documents that protect
clients»
interests and can be enforced when necessary.
Our Bellevue
attorneys serve private
and public sector
clients with
interests that include energy, utilities, technology, retail sales, real estate, general business
and education.
The vast majority of divorce
attorneys in Tampa Bay
and around Florida are good, hardworking people with their
clients» best
interests always at mind.
As a result, our workplace injury
attorney in Chino, CA recognize what is important to our
clients, what questions they typically have,
and how to best protect their
interest before, during,
and after their lawsuit.
The formality of establishing an
attorney -
client relationship is essential to quality representation
and protection of
client rights
and interests.
At the end of the day, the greatest of defence
attorneys will know when it is in the best
interest of their
client to advise them to get out of the game
and take a plea deal.
Within these strict moral
and ethical boundaries, however, an
attorney should pursue justice for his
client with vigour
and without regard for his own
interests.
Patent
Attorney Mark Houghton, talks about his specialist Patent practice, Patent Outsourcing Limited, which provides European Patent prosecution services, mainly to US
clients,
and he also talks about specific current European patent issues of
interest, particularly the European Patent Office's «Early Certainty» initiative
and its impact on
clients with larger portfolios.
Issues such as diversity,
attorney -
client privilege, conflicts of
interest,
and access to justice will also be examined, as will joint professional development offerings.
I think the problems of bill - padding
and double - billing likely pales in comparison to (1) the expense incurred by parties because of lawyers making overconfident recommendations to embark on misguided litigation where those recommendations happen to coincide with the
interest of the
attorney to bill more hours;
and (2) the excessive billing caused by law - firm technological
and human - resources inefficiencies that regularly result in the wheel being reinvented at
client expense.
As these examples bear out, the parade of horribles that regulators envision — fee splitting with nonlawyers injecting their
interest into the
attorney -
client relationship, testimonials
and reviews that might dupe
clients into hiring an unqualified lawyer, making objective
and useful information online available through a LinkedIn profile or a blog without prominently labeling it as advertising (I'm stumped to figure out what kind of harm that could ever cause)-- doesn't intimidate today's
clients at all.
The Phoenix wrongful death
attorneys at Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. pursue the
interests of their
clients with expertise
and determination, in a cost - effective manner.
Referring cases to Duncan Law Firm is often in the best
interests of both the referring
attorney / law firm
and the
client.
When defending these types of cases, our
attorneys focus on creating litigation strategies
and tactics that best protect our
clients» business practices
and financial
interests.
The
attorneys are skilled in courtroom presentation
and successful in defending
client interests in child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support
and property division issues.
With our dedication, outstanding resources
and seasoned trial
attorneys, our practice group is a strong
and incomparable team dedicated to the protection of the
interests and welfare of each
and every
client.
In short, our
attorneys never lose sight of our
clients» best
interests - today
and in the long run.