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The California Rules of Professional Conduct (ethics) govern such things. Here is the relevant rule: "Rule 3-700 Termination of Employment (A)...
Los Angeles, CA
Ethics and professional responsibility Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The California Rules of Professional Conduct (ethics) govern such things. Here is the relevant rule: "Rule 3-700 Termination of Employment (A)...
Your legal issue is a family law matter. The good news for you is that California law and ethics regulations has allowed "unbundling" of legal...
Yes the Code requires a written fee agreement for services to an individual. But as mentioned if one is not signed OR if the agreement is not OK...
In California, a lawyer who is charging by the hour and who want to have a valid lien for his/her charges is required to comply with the rules set...
A dismissal WITH prejudice is a good thing to have. It operates to resolve the dispute. The legal doctirne is know a "retraxit." But it only...
How sad. There are 222,322 lawyers admitted to practice in California as of June 2009. Maybe this is too many. Many do not seem to be able to...
California law on the use of paralegals is developing so the rules for qualifying and certifying are different depending on the years that are...
The panel will be made up of two lawyers and one non-lawyer who never worked in the profession of lawyering in any capacity. You will get a fair...
If your matter was a criminal matter then it is often the case that the lawyer will charge by the case and not by the hour. If your agreement with...
You should immediately discuss this with your lawyer. We charge for our services in MANY ways, one being by the hour. If that is your deal then...