Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 2, 2000
Professional Courtesy
By Paul D. Hesse and Alec H. Boyd. The decision in Streit suggests that attorneys should be cautious before undertaking to specially appear at a hearing or conference.
Every day, numerous California attorneys make what is commonly referred to as a "special appearance" for a litigant in hearings or court-ordered conferences at the request of, and in place of, the litigant's counsel of record. Often, these one-shot special appearances are made as a...