attorney-client relation

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attorney-client relation - the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

client - a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer

attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

fiduciary relation - the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter

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A Bar rule pending at the Supreme Court urges lawyers to make such disclosures to clients, preferably in writing, and provides that without the disclosure the attorney and client will be presumed to still have an attorney-client relation ship for the ancillary services, even if they are nonlegal.

MDP panel works on disclosure form for ancillary businesses

solution would promote better attorney-client relations.

Fixing compensation pursuant to a contingent fee contract following a premature termination of the attorney-client relationship

Summary: Within subdivision (i) and commentary, substantially revises existing restrictions on sexual conduct between attorney and client or client's representative to now state that any such conduct that is commenced after the attorney/client relationship began creates a presumption--rebuttable by the lawyer by a preponderance of the evidence that it exploits or adversely affects the client's interests or attorney-client relations.