Attorney-client privilege protects communications between clients and their lawyers, whether or not those communications deal with anticipated litigation.
It is merely accepted as a part of the decision-making process that clients and their lawyers go through every day.
Attrition not only causes immediate bottom line loss to the shareholders, but if it gets bad enough, partners begin to leave with their clients and the lawyers who are working for them.
The asbestos companies also argued that the appeals court mistakenly applied Texas law to the dealings between the Northern clients and their lawyers, when Pennsylvania law, which has tougher standards for such suits, should have been applied.
The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, said lawyers had a professional obligation to provide clients with clear information about charges, and the report would be very helpful to lawyers and clients in reminding them of this.
There is remarkably little credible information regarding the quality of services that lawyers provide, and it is exceptionally difficult for even clients of lawyers to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their lawyers.
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Bad lawyers are very good at explaining away unfavorable outcomes to clients, and suing lawyers for malpractice is virtually impossible.
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As outlined in the government complaint, Alexander since the mid-1990s peddled a number of products to a universe of clients that included doctors and lawyers.
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The practice is of dubious legal provenance and can exacerbate the already serious conflicts between class-action lawyers and their ostensible clients.
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The software benefits both lawyers and clients by providing more control and knowledge throughout the negotiation process.
The easier it is for lawyers and clients to connect, the more litigation there will be, predicts Gillers.
So many lawyers and clients believe, encouraged by jury consultants.
Merck and the settling lawyers say the lawyers will recommend their clients join the settlement and will withdraw from representing them if they don't.
Then why are contingency fees banned in criminal cases, and with lawyers representing clients on their taxes?
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However, there are some concerns from the Dutch data protection authorities about the recording of calls between lawyers and their clients.
While there are still some skeptics, the reality is that virtual law offices are a much-needed modernization that can benefit both lawyers and their clients.
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Naveh claims Kela only uses legal tactics and works with lawyers and compliance experts to protect both Kela and its clients.
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The lawyers mainly recruit their clients and race to the courthouse, sometimes filing suit within hours of a merger announcement.
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The company began developing Sendgine in 2009, growing out of a system allowing lawyers to communicate with clients and one another, sharing information on cases with corresponding documents, Goens explained.
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They are often written by lawyers and rarely discussed with clients in plain English.
The defendant can take advantage of that by negotiating a settlement that is generous to the lawyers and stingy to his clients.
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His clients range from Middle Eastern lawyers to Russian bankers and British soccer stars.
As their clients jetted off to ski chalets and beachfront properties, lawyers left to do the paperwork felt like Cinderella.
Among his greatest achievements are the savagely realistic watercolour drawings of mendacious lawyers and their hapless or vicious clients, set against bleak courtroom backdrops.
There may be some home growing, but there will also be brand snobbery, experts and consultants, celebrity endorsements from some hemp version of Angelina Jolie, and lots of lawyers fighting for their clients.
For that reason -- and since communications between inmates and nonprisoners are monitored by prison officials -- current inmates can't discuss mackerel transactions without risking discipline, say several lawyers and consultants who represent incarcerated clients.
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Doctors disagreed as trial lawyers around the country recruited clients with billboards and other ads.
Lawyers often remind their clients that litigation (and hence the bill) is unpredictable.
The show has become something of a sensation among financial planners and lawyers, who see parallels in their clients' lives.
Last December, Bank Leumi sent a letter to U.S. clients advising them of the OVDP program and suggesting they consult lawyers about participating.
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