How to Work with Your Lawyer

Understanding Attorney - Client Privilege

If you have retained a lawyer, or are in the process of seeking legal representation, you likely have heard the phrase “attorney and client privilege.”  Indeed, if you watch television or attend movies, you have heard the phrase attorney and client privilege with a great deal of regularity.  With that said, you may be wondering exactly what is meant by attorney - client privilege. read more

Should I Tell My  Lawyer Things that Might Hurt My Case?

If you have found yourself having to retain legal counsel, having to hire a lawyer, you may be asking yourself the question:  should I tell my lawyer things that might hurt my case.  Indeed, the question of “should I tell my lawyer things that might hurt my case” is one of the most frequently pondered questions when it comes to a client considering his or her relationship with a lawyer.  This particular is the case when a person has hired a criminal lawyer. read more

Assisting Your Lawyer:
Provide Requested Information Promptly

Many people feel that once hire an attorney, their personal responsibility for their own case comes to an end.  Of course, when a person does hire a lawyer, it is important that he or she follow the lead and take the advice of that legal professional.  However, and with that said and understood, a person does not lose his or her obligation to assist in the resolution of legal issues and matters merely because a lawyer has been hired.  Indeed, a successful resolution of a legal situation depends upon that active involvement of the client. read more

Working with Your Attorney:
Keep a Written Record

If you  have hired an attorney -- whether it be a personal injury lawyer, a disability lawyer, a business lawyer or some other type of attorney -- it is important that you take any and all steps necessary to aid your attorney in your legal representation.  Indeed, in cases in which a client is of no help there tends to be a less than favorable result.  While you do hire a lawyer to aid you in a case, that does not mean that you can take a completely hands off approach to your legal matters.  One step that you will want to take to aid your lawyer in his or her representation of you is to keep a written record. read more