PLEASE WATCH #HABERPA'S VIDEOFAQ # 409) Who’s the “Boss” in the Attorney-Client Relationship? - https://youtu.be/SMslCef7D10
This Blog Post is intended to serve three purposes: First and foremost it's a PSA (i.e. a "Public Service Announcement" that's designed to provide the folks with important information), it's part of the rollout of the latest batch of #HaberPA's VideoFAQs highlighting # 409) Who’s the “Boss” in the Attorney-Client relationship? - https://youtu.be/SMslCef7D10 and it's a shameless plug for #MichaelHaberLaw (#HaberPA's YouTube channel). Disclosures complete let's get to it:
- The PSA: #HaberPA's VideoFAQ # 409 explains who gets to make which decisions in the Attorney- Client Relationship.
Lawyers are “service providers”, which means that we’re hired by clients to provide a specific service, and in the Attorney-Client Relationship - as with other service providers - the Client is always “The Boss”. But, unlike other service providers, when it comes to lawyers your “Boss status” doesn’t give you complete control over your case. For example:
Painters are service providers so when you hire a painter as the Client you have complete control over damn near everything that the painter does. You get to decide which specific surfaces will be painted, you determine whether or not the painter handles drywall patching, wallpaper removal, caulking, sanding and any aspect other than merely applying paint; you direct whether the painter moves or protects fixtures, floors and furniture and you can choose the paint brand, it’s sheen and tier as well as the precise color and the number of coats to be applied. You get to decide timing, logistics, quality control and boundaries... essentially every aspect of the job is controlled by you, the Client.
Lawyers are service providers too, and while I can’t speak to other areas of the law I can speak to Criminal Defense. In the Criminal Defense realm all strategic aspects of the case are left to the discretion of the lawyer. This means that while the Client can offer an opinion about such things as what motions to file, whether or not to take depositions, if so then which witnesses to depose, what defenses will be pursued and litigation strategies - in the end it’s the lawyer - not the Client - who gets to make those decisions. In fact there are only 2 things over which a Criminal Defense Client has complete control, and those are: 1) whether to accept Plea Bargain or proceed to Trial; and 2) if the choice is to go to Trial then whether or not to waive The 5th, take the witness stand and testify (in other words your lawyer can’t force you either to take a plea or to go to Trial nor can your lawyer force you to or prevent you from testifying in your own defense... those 2 decisions are left exclusively to you, the Client).
Whether it’s a painter or a lawyer it’s critical that you discuss job specifics before the fact, and with Criminal Defense Counsel you should fully vet your case and understand the plan BEFORE you sign a retainer agreement.
That said I thank you for your question and I appreciate your having asked it. Please remember that at #HaberPA it’s all about reasonable doubt and if you like this video then please subscribe to our YouTube channel / VideoFAQ as we’ll be putting out more soon!
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Each #HaberPA VideoFAQ focuses on a specific question, most are 1 - 2 minutes long, but several in this latest batch are closer to the 3 minute mark (another relevant aside alert: "Necessity" is what we call an "Affirmative Defense", or a defense which negates the "intent" or Mens Rea" element of an otherwise criminal act as the actor's illegal conduct only occurred under threat, usually threat of harm), and while we may not always be successful in our endeavor we do consistently strive to make each VideoFAQ short, pointed, creative, entertaining and, most importantly, informative.
While I conjure some of the "questions" that form our VideoFAQs a substantial portion of them are in fact inspired by real world questions from others (e.g. clients, potential clients, random folks on social media / the internet, friends, family, colleagues, etcetera). Should you have a legal questions that you'd like #HaberPA to address then you're welcome - encouraged even - to SUBMIT it / them to me, be it by email (Sharky910@aol.com), calling or texting my cell phone (305-798-2220), messaging me on X /Twitter, MeWe or Truth Social (@Sharky910), on YouTube (via MichaelHaberLaw) or PM'ing me on FB (Miami.Criminal.Lawyer) and, assuming that your proposed topic is both appropriate and fits within our wheelhouse then I'll be happy to provide you with a custom tailored video answer to your relevant question.
With all that said I hope that you enjoy # 409, that if you've not yet done so then that you become a #MichaelHaberLaw subscriber and in any event that you know that no Attorney-Client Relationship with either #HaberPA or Michael A. Haber, Esq. exists as a result of watching any of our VideoFAQs. All information contained in and which may be construed from any #HaberPA VideoFAQ is meant to be generic in nature, should only be considered as academic and is not "Legal Advise" for any specific person or case. That said if you're looking for Legal Advise then please contact #HaberPA directly and schedule a confidential consultation.
Should you, a friend, a loved one or even someone that you {don't particularly like but happen to} know be in a jam with the Criminal Justice System then you can rest assured that either retaining or recommending #HaberPA will not only reflect well on you but will provide the client with unwavering, relentless and honest advocacy.
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