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Preserving Client Wills: What Are a Lawyer’s Obligations?

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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR February 2000] When you draft a will, do you retain the original for your client? If you do, what are your obligations? Do you have to read the obituary pages to find out whether your client has died? Do you...
Lawyer’s Duties When Co-Clients Battle

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 2000] A lawyer who undertakes to represent two clients with seemingly common interests will often find that the interests eventually diverge. When they do, he may be asked to represent one client...

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