[WSBAPT] Duties of Withdrawing Attorney?

[Eric Nelsen]

Take “all reasonable steps” to mitigate the consequence to the client. RPC 1.16(d) and Comment 9.

If it’s just efiling a Receipt, I might just go ahead and do it for them; it’s a trivial enough task. Otherwise, send it to the client so they can file it.

Sincerely,

Eric

Eric C. Nelsen
Sayre Law Offices, PLLC
1417 31st Ave South
Seattle WA 98144-3909
206-625-0092
eric at sayrelawoffices.com<mailto:eric at sayrelawoffices.com>

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Subject: [WSBAPT] Duties of Withdrawing Attorney?

Colleagues -

Under CR 71, what are my duties as an outgoing attorney during the 10 day waiting period?

If a client has just advised that they have distributed all the funds and will not pay me any more, but there is still pending work to be done and that work comes in - say for example, a receipt of heir, is it my duty during this notice period to file it? Forward it to the Executor?

Appreciate the guidance.


Brent Williams-Ruth (pronouns: he/him)

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