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Dealing with Difficult Attorneys

January 16, 2024 (2 min read)

Your adversary’s rudeness or obstructionism could be their natural behavior or a calculated strategy to make your job more difficult. Either way, you must deal with this misconduct to protect your client’s interests.

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