Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
California Supreme Court
Sep. 5, 2018
Clients get notice, period
The unmistakable takeaways from a recent California Supreme Court ruling: (1) Clients get notice. Period. No exceptions. And (2) attorneys, like everyone else, ought to get paid for the work they legitimately and competently perform.
Samuel C. Bellicini
Email: sam@statebaradvice.com
Samuel is an experienced California ethics and professional responsibility attorney in Marin County, servicing the Bay Area and the entire state of California.
Last week, the California Supreme Court filed its opinion in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter Hampton, LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., 2018 DJDAR 8765 (Au. 30, 2018). The main issue was whether an advance waiver of unknown conflicts was enforceable against an aggrieved client. At stake was whether or not Sheppard Mullin would be required to forfeit its $4 million fee. At the end of the day, the advance waiver, as well as the rest of the fe...
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