One effective way of preventing legal malpractice claims is for an attorney to react when he or she realizes the representation is heading down the wrong path. Other times, attorneys decide to end a representation for reasons that are completely innocuous but can create problems for the attorney if the representation is not ended the right way. Alternatively, even if a client fires an attorney, the attorney likely still has some minimal obligations to the client with regard to how the attorney concludes the representation.
What steps an attorney is supposed to take to withdraw from a representation depends on a number of factors, including whether the matter involves current litigation and whether the attorney can withdraw without prejudicing the client’s interests. Where it is the attorney who is seeking to end the representation, the attorney typically begins the withdrawal process by notifying the client.
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