Brandon Krueger Publications
Mr. Krueger is a shareholder in Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger, A Law Corporation. Mr. Krueger’s practice has focused primarily on cases involving legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties and legal ethics for almost 10 years. Mr. Krueger received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin Madison, and he graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. While in law school, Mr. Krueger worked with Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate. [more about Mr. Krueger]
An Attorney’s Duties and Options When Faced With a Diminished Client: Change on the Horizon
An attorney who comes to the reasonable conclusion that her or his client suffers from diminished capacity and is no longer able to intelligently participate in decisions relating to the representation may understandably desire to take actions—such as initiating a conservatorship—that the attorney believes to be in the best interest of the client, but which are prohibited by the attorney’s ethical duties. What may a lawyer do?