In Legal Terms: When does the attorney client relationship start?




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Summary: <p style='font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, "Trebuchet MS";font-size: 13px;'>An attorney has duties towards their client but when do those duties start? Professor Richard Gershon <a data-cke-saved-href="https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/" href="https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/" style="color: rgb(7, 130, 193);">https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/</a> from the University of Mississippi School of Law discusses when attorneies' duties towards their client starts:</p><ul style='padding-right:40px;padding-left:40px;font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, "Trebuchet MS";font-size: 13px;'> <li>a formal letter exists</li> <li>a retainer is paid</li> <li>advice is asked for and given</li> </ul><p style='font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, "Trebuchet MS";font-size: 13px;'><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.soloincolo.com/when-does-an-attorney-client-relationship-exist" href="http://www.soloincolo.com/when-does-an-attorney-client-relationship-exist" style="color: rgb(7, 130, 193);">http://www.soloincolo.com/when-does-an-attorney-client-relationship-exist</a></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>