Re: Ethical conduct in KY

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"Cases that can't be won by law, should never be taken by a
lawyer to start with." That's an incredibly naive statement.
There are often cases that call for a change or extension of
existing law. There are often cases where a principled stand
is demanded. But most often, the lawyer's knowledge of the
facts evolves as the case is developed through discovery and
pretrial procedures.

If you had a bad experience, I would guess that it fell in the
latter category. Maybe you didn't have all the facts to tell
your lawyer. Or maybe you shaded the facts. In either event,
would you have preferred that your lawyer bail out in the
middle of the case after learning all the facts?

On 5/15/05, won wrote:
> On 4/04/05, lost wrote:
>> after my day in court, that didnt go my way. I went back
>> and picked up the recording from that days hearing , to my
>> suprise at the end of my hearing the judge in a very low
>> voice told my attorney (he can not win this case i just
>> wanted you to know where i stand) is this OK for a judge to
>> say to any attorny. What can i do
>
> You don't say what kind of case it was? Perhaps the Judge
> was doing you a favor, but perhaps not. I too was told to
> settle my case. I asked--why should I pay someone I don't
> owe? The Judge couldn't answer that question. It isn't a
> matter of ethics, it's a matter of law. If you had a bad
> case your lawyer should have told you that you couldn't
win.
> That's where it all needs to start. Cases that can't be won
> by law, should never be taken by a lawyer to start with.