Playing by the rules
It happens from time to time that clients disagree with a course of action proposed by their attorney. The Rules of Professional Conduct and Comments provide some guidance for handling such disagreements.
Rule 1.2(a) provides that, generally, a lawyer is to abide by a client’s decisions concerning the objectives of representation. Comment [1] of Rule 1.2 emphasizes that the rule “confers …
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