UNDERSTANDING THE LAW: A PRIMER: A PRIMER ON THE LAW - Softcover

Ware, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440111456 ISBN 13: 9781440111457

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

The attorney-client relationship is one of the most important and delicate relationships in all of legaldom (if there is such a word). Lawyers cannot exist without clients. With rare exceptions, clients cannot make it without lawyers. The foundation of the attorney-client relationship is trust. Without the element of trust between the client and the attorney, the relationship simply will not work out. I am reminded of the story about the man who hated to worry about anything and went looking for a surrogate worrier. He approached a lawyer about the issue and said:Potential client: "I would like to retain your services. I'll give a thousand dollars if you will do the worrying for me."Lawyer: "That's fine. I'll do it. Now where's the thousand dollars?"Potential client: "That's your first worry."Trust works both ways in an attorney-client relationship. In order for an attorney to help the client, the attorney needs to know everything about the client's problem or issue. Most clients do not understand that, or simply ignore this point. In any event, few clients abide by it. To encourage clients to speak freely and reveal all to their lawyer concerning their problem or issue, the law grants an absolute attorney-client privilege. Whatever the client tells the lawyer about his or her case is secret and strictly confidential. Only with the client's expressed permission can the attorney reveal this secret and confidential information.

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About the Author

Charles Ware is a principal in the national law firm of Charles Jerome Ware, P.A. He is the consummate trial attorney, with several successful celebrity clients and cases to his credit. He has published numerous times on legal topics, and he is a popular speaker. Charles Ware has been featured on his own number one legal advice radio program, as well as numerous other television and radio shows. He lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife, Fran, and his daughter, Lucinda-Marie.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440111456
• ISBN 13: 9781440111457
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268