#attorney-client-relationship

#attorney-client-relationship

Giving legal advice to friends and family can create unintended attorney-client relationships and can lead to legal consequences for young lawyers.

The risks of giving legal advice to friends and family include inadvertently creating an attorney-client relationship and violating the duty of competence. [ more ]

There is pressure on first-generation lawyers to be the family's attorney.

Giving legal advice to family and friends can create an attorney-client relationship, leading to potential liability. [ more ]