tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052112857453370442.post950527740186453454..comments2024-02-28T05:21:29.322-05:00Comments on THE NUTMEG LAWYER: Just Say No. Know When to Turn Down a CaseAdrian M. Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834139062043181558noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052112857453370442.post-37032533411528376552011-10-17T12:59:11.599-04:002011-10-17T12:59:11.599-04:00I really enjoy your take on things, all of these p...I really enjoy your take on things, all of these people exist, you nailed them exactly.Georgehttp://www.memphisdivorce.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052112857453370442.post-84599125711161276882011-01-19T01:21:58.478-05:002011-01-19T01:21:58.478-05:00Great article! Very cathartic in many ways.
Bu...Great article! Very cathartic in many ways. <br /><br />But I also agree with Anonymous at 9.39Am above. sometimes it takes the difficult clients some time to show their difficult side. Plus as a solo, I feel his pain - its hard to say no when you are struggling to keep a roof over your head. The oversupply of lawyers doesn't help either. <br /><br />But coming back to your article, Client #5 could be Laga Gaga and would you seriously want to turn down her millions? j/kSameenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052112857453370442.post-53193993684051943532010-08-13T09:39:06.825-04:002010-08-13T09:39:06.825-04:00Excellent advice but it assumes that one has the l...Excellent advice but it assumes that one has the luxury of choice. <br /><br />For many solo practitioners the reality is that whomever/whatever walks through the door is their next client.<br /><br />While that may be a form of Russian roulette, it is often the only viable method of economic survival.<br /><br />Often, the negative traits you mention are not apparent in the client until the case has progressed substantially and withdrawal of representation may not be an alternative.<br /><br />After avoiding many close calls over 30 years of practice, I finally tripped over a referral that became the client from hell, or beyond hell, further down than hell, somewhere presently undefined.<br /><br />The consequences of this client's acts have been so detrimental over the past seven years that the courts have finally adopted a cynical view of his claims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052112857453370442.post-18195546436563808562009-06-22T23:27:00.909-04:002009-06-22T23:27:00.909-04:00It's ironic that we should all know this intui...It's ironic that we should all know this intuitively ... but there are those moments when, as Dominique mentioned, that "crappy economy" clouds our judgment. There are other reasons, of course, that we take on the wrong clients. Hopefully we learn from those mistakes. I'm going to tape this one to my monitor and re-read it before I type that next engagement letter! Thanks for a great post.Irene Olszewskihttp://www.ireneolszewski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052112857453370442.post-17888392743878999952009-06-10T15:18:30.962-04:002009-06-10T15:18:30.962-04:00I can't believe no-one has commented on this. ...I can't believe no-one has commented on this. Thanks for restating maxims which are easy to forget in the struggle to survive a crappy economy. Good post!Kristi Bodinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06352102727645214566noreply@blogger.com