Posted by Carol on 4/12/06

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After reading a particular thread, actually a set of them,
on the legal questions page, I have been sitting here
thinking that maybe answering some of these questions may
actually be detrimental to the people we're trying to help
as well as other attorneys who represent them. One woman
appears to be actually trying her case on that site. I
have a client who has "been doing research" and keeps
calling me telling me all the things I'm doing wrong and
how she has read this and been told that, and so on. I'm
sick of it and ready to drop her. I rarely answer her
calls anymore because she simply will not hear what I have
to say. When we started out we had a very good working
relationship. On the legal questions board, I try to
answer questions honestly and respectfully. I really
enjoy teaching and helping out. But on the other hand, is
answering these questions really actually hurting an
attorney client relationship? How do we make people see
that this is not the advice they should build their case
on because we do not ever have all the facts? The
disclaimer at the top is nice, but I really don't think
many of the posters read it. I will continue to preach my
mantra: KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT because I truly think people
ought to know some things. As to the rest of it, I just
don't know. Anyone else have these thoughts?

Does the legal question page help or hurt in general?, 4/12/06, by Carol.

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