Tag Archives: Talking to plaintiffs

“Managing clients’ expectations”

From Allison Shields, and posted on the blog lawyerist, here’s an excellent and sensible piece about how lawyers should talk about a client’s expectations in the beginning and even incorporate these expectations into the retainer agreement.

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New Lawyers in NYS to be required to do some work free

A terrific announcement from yesterday’s NYT, via Anne Barnard: Starting next year, New York will become the first state to require lawyers to perform unpaid work before being licensed to practice, the state’s chief judge announced on Tuesday, describing the … Continue reading

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More about “slip and fall” cases

So what is a “slip and fall” case? My broken foot lawsuit is a “slip and fall.” Even though I didn’t fall when I broke a foot bone on a neighbor’s badly maintained sidewalk, lawyers call my case a “slip … Continue reading

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