Commentary: Lawyers Must Not Usurp Clients' Role in Settlements
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The ethics rules recognize that clients decide on the objectives of their attorney's representation.
However, lawyers usually decide on the means of meeting those objectives, and can also take actions that are "impliedly authorized" to meet the client's objectives.See the full content of this document
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Commentary: Lawyers Must Not Usurp Clients' Role in Settlements
Significantly, the same ABA Model Rule flatly states that lawyers "shall abide by a client's decision whether to settle a matter." (ABA Model Rule 1.2(a).)
In the heat of litigation, lawyers might forget this c...See the full content of this document
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