In a rather embarrassing admission, attorney Mark Klein has stated his clients are “always right.” It is a shocking statement to most lawyers. “I always thought clients were just mistaken when they said ‘my case is a clear cut winner,’ but, as it almost always turns out, they are correct,” stated the Sacramento solicitor. Klein…
Five Legal Clients from Hell
Every lawyer has the type of client who is unreasonably demanding, annoyingly stupid, or practically worthless—and likely all three.
What to Expect When You Are Expecting… Your Client to Kill You
You have gone through years of school. You have built a career from nothing. You have worked hard to become a professional. Your clientele probably has not. Especially for solo or small firm practitioners, clients can run the gamut from normal to certifiably insane. Normally you would try to weed out the real creeps, but…
Watch Out for These 4 Client Comments
Law clients can say stupid things. That doesn’t mean their attorney should reciprocate.
Client Profiling Is Right
In all honesty, I can usually predict within the first sentence if a potential client has a legitimate case or not.
The Worst Client Ever Apologizes to His Lawyer
I recently bought a condo. [Pause for applause] The process, from looking to offering to buying, was anything but smooth sailing. My search for a place began in November. I quickly found a place that I wanted the offer was accepted. That was the first week of December, and I just moved in the last…
I Have a Book of Business
QI’m in the middle of my fourth year as an associate at a mid-size Chicago firm. Over the years, I’ve developed great relationships with the partners and with clients. I’ve been lucky in that respect, having been able to interact substantially with clients on some of my cases. In all honesty, I probably have a…
Walking Away from Representing Tooper, a Parrot
Joey barked out his first official mandate. “Set up a dinner with me and Annette Bening. For tomorrow night. I want her to be the voice of Tooper.”