What To Do With Bankruptcy Lawyers

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Professional Conduct

Your lawyer should not make you want to throw up every time he or she walks into the room. You need to have a relationship at least as professional as you would your dentist. Like dentists, bankruptcy lawyers need to be able to be easily contacted and be able to explain what they are doing to your satisfaction. Unlike dentists, bankruptcy lawyers should not be giving you laughing gas, even if you really need it.

And, unlike dentists, bankruptcy lawyers are not allowed to work for their families or “co-habitors”. This is considered unethical behavior, as there becomes a conflict of interest and a lot of sniggering after court, among other things. You are not legally required to give your lawyer a Christmas present, or even to hold the door open for him or her when their hands are full. You are, however, required to be truthful with them and to pay their fees.

Any professional situation requires both you and your lawyer to be clad, even if you are both living in nudist camps. Both you and your lawyer must conform to the legal norm in dress, hairstyle, manners and preventable bodily odors when in court. And both of your must remember that the Judge is God, or at least a benevolent Anti-Christ.