Re: Attorney in fact vs Attorney at Law

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:37:20 GMT, Deadrat <a@xxxxx> wrote:

"LawrenBos@xxxxxxx" <LawrenBos@xxxxxxx> wrote in
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What part of usenet do you think comprises a "practice of law."

Way back at the beginning I mentioned encountering "a licensed
attorney who claims to represent a client, yet appears unable to sign
or negotiate for that client..."

I suggest that "fairness, courtesy, respect and honesty" are not to be
set aside because my questions are hard for him to answer, questions
such as "Where is the contract/policy that gives your client the
authority to do this?"

I assume you mean "Where is the contract/policy that gives you the
authority to do this on behalf of your client."

and "If you cannot show me the contract/policy, why should I believe
you represent the client?"

I'm not sure what makes you suspicious about the lawyer's role. What does
it matter if the deal you negotiate must be taken to the lawyer's client?
If it's too time consuming to negotiate through a third party, insist on
speaking with the lawyer's client directly.

The answer to the first question is "None of your business." The details
of the relationship between the lawyer and the client belong to them
exclusively. The answer to your second question is that falsely claiming
to represent a third party could get the lawyer disbarred.

But perhaps I fail to understand your objections.

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"I am not an attorney I do not give legal advice".

Yet, here you are in the same thread arguing with a guy who IS a
licensed attorney. And you know more than he does?

If an attorney tells me he has not the power to sign or negotiate
because that is what his client wishes, then I would ask that we have
this discussion with the client's presence.

In such a case as this then, the attorney is merely acting as a voice
for the client. Perhaps the client doesn't have the means to always be
available when needed but the attorney does.

A situation might be where the client lives full time in Florida and
has business dealings in California where the attorney is.

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