AVOIDING NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS IN LITIGATION 6: MAKE SURE YOUR CLIENT IS NOT BANKRUPT (& KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THEY ARE)

Many litigants don't tell their lawyers that they are bankrupt. Some firms ask as a matter of course, many do not. Some litigators do not appreciate the impact of personal bankruptcy on a litigant.

A CASE TO POINT:  A TRIAL, MANY LAWYERS AND YET NO ONE CONSIDERED THE FACT THAT THE CLAIMANT HAD GONE...