Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey
Client's rights to review filings
Am I entitled to review all materials filed on my behalf with the court, including my atty's legal brief? I asked my atty to let me review all material before he filed it on my behalf. He refused to send me his legal brief and was so offended when I insisted that he said he would no longer represent me after my current matter. Don't I have a right to review anything my atty produces before he files it with the court, especially since I'm paying for it? I told him I wasn't going to challenge his legal arguments. I just wanted to check the accuracy of the facts in my case but he still refused. Now he wants to dump me and I have to pay extra to get another atty up to speed.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Client's rights to review filings
please try not to be so hard on your lawyer.
no, i do NOT let my clients review everything before i file it. that would not make sense. i do review all decisions with them beforehand, where the client must decide on an issue.
my clients get a copy of everything important which i file.
i HATE being the second attorney on a file. it clearly shows that something big went wrong with the attorney-client relationship.
Disclaimer: Your question and any response does NOT create an attorney-client relationship between you and this law firm. You can not rely on the statements made by an attorney given over the internet. The response that you have received is based only on the small amount of information which you have provided. The exact facts of your situation, including facts which you have not mentioned in your question, may completely change the result for your situation.
Related Questions & Answers
Looking for something else?
10,200 active attorneys ready to answer your legal questions today.
Featured Attorneys
Earn additional revenue and grow your business.
