CLIENT - One who employs and retains
an attorney or counsellor to advise him about some
legal matters, or to manage or defend a suit or action
in which the client is a party.
The duties of the client towards his counsel include:
1. To give him written authority;
2. To disclose his case with perfect candor;
3. To offer spontaneously, advances of money to his
attorney, and;
4. To promptly pay his attorney his fees at the conclusion
of the suit or matter.
The client's rights include:
1. To be diligently served in the management of his
business;
2. To be informed of its progress, and;
3. That his counsel shall not disclose what has been
professionally confided to him.
