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I'm just not that in to you

By Shawn Matlock

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There seems to be a perception that clients (or perhaps more appropriately, potential clients) possess all of the bargaining power when choosing an attorney. I think this is based on the idea that the client needs an attorney and the attorney needs clients, and sense the attorney can't go get clients, he needs the clients that come to him. Personally, that's crap.Make no mistake. I want clients. I like clients. Practically speaking, I need clients to keep the doors open. But that doesn't mean I agree to represent everyone that walks through the front door. Unfortunately, there are too many attorneys that do just that. And that leads to problems.I have worked in firms where the primary goal was "signing up clients." There was no regard for whether the firm was best-suited, or even well-suited, to represent the particular client...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on February 04, 2009 (boomark / email).