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"Mad Law: How to Deal with Crazy Lawyers"

This post was written by Brian Malcom: "Crazy attorneys.  They are out there.  In your practice, you may come across one or two.  Or you may be one.  If you are one, please click the "X" in the top right of your screen to proceed.  If you are not, continue.

The best way to learn how to deal with a crazy attorney is experience.  Crazy takes many forms.  Some attorneys manipulate, misrepresent, or twist your words.  Some even record your calls and present quotes out of context.  Some write you long letters that say nothing.  Some report you to various administrative agencies, control boards, or authorities to seek to harass you.  Some spontaneously cluck like a chicken in a courtroom.

A "crazy" attorney could be someone on your side of the case, a co-counsel or a colleague at your firm.  He or she could also be opposing counsel.  Heaven forbid, he may even be your client.  Knowing how to deal with a loose cannon is an important skill to develop in any industry and especially law, where an unpredictable or unstable attorney can make life hard on everyone involved or impact you or your client in a significant way.

Here are five things to do when a "crazy" attorney does something crazy..."

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Source: Young Lawyers Blog, 10 June 1020, reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on June 17, 2010 (boomark / email).