Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
Attorney client responsibility
Is my attorney of record
obligated to notify me of a
foreign criminal law suit
filed against me and my
attorney of record has had
knowledge of the existence of
this action for several months
Asked on 2/21/08, 11:00 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson
Nelson & Lawless
Re: Attorney client responsibility
Legally, not unless he is the attorney of record or you hired him for that purpose. More generally, he SHOULD advise you if he learns something affecting you.
Answered on 2/21/08, 4:03 pm
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