03/06/2008
Legal Hotline Cannot Disclaim Attorney-Client Relationship With Callers
New Jersey Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, Op. 712 (2008)
Brief Summary
An attorney-client relationship arises when legal hotline gives legal advice. Any preemptive attempt to disclaim such a relationship would be ineffective.
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