Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 10, 2016
Replacement counsel incurs risks as well as rewards
Taking over a case that has gone off the rails involves a series of unique challenges and risks for replacement counsel.
J. Randolph Evans
Partner
Dentons US LLP
303 Peachtree St NE #5300
Atlanta , Georgia 30308
Phone: (404) 527-8330
Email: randy.evans@dentons.com
In recent years, the practice of law has been described as a business. Indeed, attorneys often find themselves competing for the same work. When a representation does not go as planned, a client may seek to hire replacement counsel to take over the matter from another firm. Although the replacement counsel has "won" the new representation, there are still risks to that counsel.
Some attorneys acting as replacement counsel feel an obligation to try to fix the representation or reversi...
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