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Attorney's
Duty to their Clients
By
David Day |
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Attorneys owe a fiduciary duty to their clients, meaning they must put the
client's interest above their own. The client is also owed the duty of
confidentiality, which means no information that passes from the client to
the attorney will be passed to a third party without the client's express
consent - even if the information is damaging. The same holds true for any
other attorneys or employees with whom the attorney works. It is also the
attorney's duty to protect his or her clients' legal rights to the best of
his or her ability. Initially, this involves an analysis of all the available
facts pertaining to the situation and doing whatever is necessary to gather
such facts.
As for the duty that clients owe to their attorneys, they must be honest in
relating the facts concerning their problems.
When meeting with an attorney, be as complete and forthright as possible.
this allows the attorney to effectively do his or her job. |
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