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Why Tell Your Lawyer The Truth? - Episode 64


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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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Forward FacingBy Andrea Hastings and Mali Shadmehry