Providing Value to the Difficult Client

Many lawyers (myself included) over the course of any practice, run into issues withdrawing from representing and terminating a difficult client. There are many competing issues at stake including: not wanting to abandon a client in a time of need; Law Society compliance; not wanting to abandon work-in-progress billings; pride; stress; and protection from a lawsuit. These are just some of the many considerations that go through one’s mind when deciding if, when, and how to “fire” a client.