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What can and should be done when you have physical evidence that an attorney abused attorney client privilege.
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Answered on March 23, 2016
If you have evidence that your attorney violated your confidentiality and you would like to take an action on this, the answer is to file an ethics...
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What is the lawyer's responsibility to make correction to deficiencies in his filing?
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Answered on March 23, 2016
The answer is not straight forward. The fact that the attorney has to update the response does not necessarily mean your attorney did something...
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What should I bring up at the motion to withdraw hearing regarding this
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Answered on March 23, 2016
Sharing your confidential information with someone without your permission is potentially a violation of the ethical rules. If you are so inclined,...
"Why do (most) lawyers bill for driving time to and from work?
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Answered on March 21, 2016
The lawyer is not driving to and from work. That would not be billable. By that I mean the attorney could not charge you to drive from his house to...
Can an attorney defendant represent another attorney defendant in the same case?
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Answered on March 21, 2016
Two defendants can be represented by the same attorney. If there is a conflict, the conflict can sometimes be waived and sometimes not. But in the...
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Can I access this filing if it exists and how?
Does the Supreme Court alert firms when their on staff lawyers are suspended?
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Answered on March 21, 2016
Most firms would require the attorney to inform them, but the disciplinary board would not necessarily inform the firm itself. Therefore it is...
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Would there be a conflict of interest with the judge presiding over her case if he once represented her interest as her lawyer
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Answered on March 19, 2016
If the judge was on the side of your niece, it is the other side which would have more of a basis to complain about his ability to be impartial...
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How many times can a Attorney postpone my trial before it's considered legal malpractice?
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Answered on March 19, 2016
Legal malpractice takes place when your own attorney has violated the legal standard of care such that he has caused your case damage. Postponing a...
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Is there a motion I should file or someone I should contact to seek disciplinary action or a review of an attorneys conduct
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Answered on March 19, 2016
Once the disciplinary board has determined not to act, there is nothing to be done about that. Whether to punish a lawyer is in their sole...
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Can an attorney retaliate or sue me if I report her to the State Licensing board?
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Answered on March 19, 2016
In Pennsylvania, you would report her to the Disciplinary Board. No, she cannot sue you for the report....
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