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Raxivace posted:California was talking about passing some kind of law outright prohibiting all lawyers from having sex with clients just a few months ago. Apparently it actually is a relatively widespread issue, or at least enough for there to be a somewhat public debate about it. Most states already have similar rules in place. CA is actually an exception right now in permitting the shtupping of clients.
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baw posted:It also happens in John Grisham's "The Client." Some form of payment for retainer has to pass from client to lawyer to activate the attorney-client privilege mechanism. This is not a real requirement. It's something made up so that writers can explain attorney-client privilege to the audience. In reality: pre:A relationship of client and lawyer arises when:
(1) a person manifests to a lawyer the person's intent that the lawyer provide legal services for the person; and either
(a) the lawyer manifests to the person consent to do so; or
(b) the lawyer fails to manifest a lack of consent to do so, and the lawyer
knows or reasonably should know that the person reasonably relies on
the lawyer to provide the servicesGlambags posted:DISCLAIMER: None of this post should be considered legal advice and I'm not your lawyer EFB Necroskowitz fucked around with this message at 18:43 on May 14, 2017 |
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Glambags posted:Asked and answered move on counselor My one chance to get some use out of law school and I blew it!
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