Law Talk: Lawyer/ Client Issues

Atty. Mark Dubois, former Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (he prosecuted complaints against lawyers) and currently Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, talked about a whole slew of lawyer-client issues, hoping to provide helpful info to the lay people in the audience.  Topics included:  how lawyers get paid (and how you as a client can save money on legal fees); the purpose of “retainers;” client confidentiality and attorney-client privilege, and related matters.  Listener calls included questions about getting a Driving Under the Influence conviction pardoned