Mali flies solo this week as she answers the question "Why should you tell your lawyer the truth?"
Mali lays out an ironclad case for absolute truthfulness when it comes to explaining your case to your lawyer. She's seen first hand how disastrously a case can go when a lawyer doesn't know the whole truth about their client's situation.
So, join the conversation as Mali makes it perfectly clear that when it comes to the lawyer-client relationship, honesty is the best policy.
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00:25 Intro
00:56 Warrior or Diplomat?
03:30 A scenario with your lawyer caught off-guard
05:30 How this situation
07:10 Mali has experienced this
07:40 You MUST tell your lawyer everything
08:20 Explanation of privileged information
10:00 Embarrassing information is not new to a lawyer
11:30 Failure to disclose information lengthens cases
12:30 A longer case is a more expensive case
14:00 A good lawyer can work around these weaknesses
15:00 Settlement is often going to be your best outcome
16:20 Trust has to be maintained
17:50 A lawyer has seen it all and doesn’t judge
18:00 Honesty is cheaper overall
18:30 Wrap-up
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