Many attorneys incorrectly assume that an attorney-client relationship automatically ends when the work for the client is complete. That is not always the case.
Some courts have held that the attorney-client relationship continues, even after the billable work is complete, if the client has a reasonable belief that the engagement is open-ended. This issue often arises when an attorney tries to take on a new engagement adverse to a client for whom the attorney previously performed some work.
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