Young Lawyers Section News

• Jurisdiction: Kansas,United States
• Citation: Vol. 81 No. 5 Pg. 08
• Pages: 08
• Publication year: 2012

Young Lawyers Section News No. 81 J. Kan. Bar Assn 5, 08 (2012) Kansas Bar Journal May, 2012

Perspectives

By Vincent M. Cox, Cavanaugh & Lemon P.A., Topeka, vcox@cavlem.com

Perspective is an important thing to consider with each and every case that we handle as attorneys. I believe that as we go through our careers, our perspectives change. We must carefully account for these perspectives at all times. An attorney should always ask himself or herself three questions: (1) What perspective am I bringing to this case? (2) What perspective is the client bringing to this case? and (3) Am I on the same page as to the concerns of the client in this case? All of these questions are vital to consider at the beginning of a new attorney-client relationship.

In law school, we learn the law from cases in textbooks. In my experience, when we discussed these cases, we were almost completely detached from the impact the cases had on the parties involved. Approaching a case in this manner does have its advantages. It allows...