I have been appointed by the court to represent a client in a homicide trial. The client has become very dissatisfied with me and also very difficult to deal with. I feel I can win the case for the client despite that. The client has asked me to withdraw. What are my obligations?
Samuel C. Stretton.
The appropriate and pertinent rule to look at as a starting point is Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16. Subsection 3 of Rule 1.16(a) states as follows: “A lawyer shall not represent a client, or where representation has commenced, shall withdraw from the representation of a client if the lawyer is discharged.”
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