Analysis Is It Worth the Risk to Represent a Client Who Has Fired a Previous Attorney? It is inevitable that attorneys will be asked to take over matters from other attorneys as a result of an ...

Potomac attorney Kenneth Steven Kaufman was disbarred Friday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found he violated multiple rules of professional conduct by failing to communicate with a client.

F.B., Athens A: The lawyer has an obligation to competently and zealously represent the client, within the bounds of the law; this includes ethical rules.

A: Realtors typically represent any number of clients simultaneously. Each client’s needs can vary, so rather than focusing on an arbitrary number of clients, the issue is rather how to ...

A law firm's reputation can easily be destroyed if it cannot afford to pay the basic costs and expenses needed to represent a client. Reputation and image are key factors to consider as well.

If an individual comes to a defense lawyer and proclaims innocence, the lawyer may or may not believe the client; in fact, perhaps the person is not being candid and is, in fact, guilty.

Q: My brother has been charged with a crime. He has a criminal defense lawyer, though, who says he is “fighting hard to prove his innocence.” Our question is: If the lawyer knows the client is ...

Tom Cruise is not enough. By Jonathan Handel Bert Fields - S 2015 Bert Fields, the veteran entertainment litigator whose clients are often larger than life, is on a new path: he wants to represent ...