Knowing when you can exit
Rule 1.16 of the Rules of Professional Conduct explicitly permits lawyers to withdraw from representing clients and, sometimes, even requires withdrawal from an engagement.One question that the rule only partially answers is whether, and under what circumstances, a lawyer may threaten to withdraw if a client does not comply with the lawyer’s request.Two sections of Rule 1.16 of the …
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