Posted on July 9, 2008 by John Steele
Attorneys are expected to make court dates and appointments. If a client of mine were to show up at my office for a scheduled appointment and I was not in my office, my client would be very upset. If an attorney does not respect your time, they may not respect your case. In a similar vein, if you retain an attorney, follow these three simple rules to insure a great relationship with your attorney:
1. Do what you say your going to do. Show up to meetings. Call if you cannot make a meeting. Send in paperwork you say you will.
2. Don’t lie to your attorney. With attorney-client privilege, there is no reason to hurt your case by not giving your attorney all the information. Bad news will usually come out from the other side anyway.
3. Pay your bills. Honestly, attorneys are like anyone else, we resent working hard, fighting for your rights, only to then have to chase you down for payment. The kind of attorney you want can not maintain the level of commitment to your case that you want if in the back of his/her mind they are worried about getting paid. Posted on July 9, 2008 by John Steele
Attorneys are expected to make court dates and appointments. If a client of mine were to show up at my office for a scheduled appointment and I was not in my office, my client would be very upset. If an attorney does not respect your time, they may not respect your case. In a similar vein, if you retain an attorney, follow these three simple rules to insure a great relationship with your attorney:
1. Do what you say your going to do. Show up to meetings. Call if you cannot make a meeting. Send in paperwork you say you will.
2. Don’t lie to your attorney. With attorney-client privilege, there is no reason to hurt your case by not giving your attorney all the information. Bad news will usually come out from the other side anyway.
3. Pay your bills. Honestly, attorneys are like anyone else, we resent working hard, fighting for your rights, only to then have to chase you down for payment. The kind of attorney you want can not maintain the level of commitment to your case that you want if in the back of his/her mind they are worried about getting paid.
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