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If I understand correctly, no client-attorney relationship is established just by sharing your opinion of legal matters with someone.[1] (edit: The rules are d
by jt2190 14y ago
If I understand correctly, no client-attorney relationship is established just by sharing your opinion of legal matters with someone.[1]
(edit: The rules are different if you are an attorney.)
(2nd edit: This debate seems to be about whether one can be held legally accountable if someone acts on your naive legal opinions and whether it's a good idea to share your legal opinions when--admit it--you really have no idea what you're talking about.[2] Then again, is it a good idea to follow free legal advice provided by a non-lawyer?)
[1] http://meta.answers.onstartups.com/questions/113/do-i- http://meta.answers.onstartups.com/questions/113/do-i-
need-to-add-a-disclaimer-when-i-answer-a-question-on-this-site
[2]http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/293/A-Little-Bit-of-Knowledge http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/293/A...
- ColinWright 14y agoSo if I understand correctly, according to this, nirvana can offer advice without bothering to add any kinds of disclaimers (although he did), and everyone thinks that's completely fine, and can have no possible repercussions. On the other hand, jsprinkles and I, when we offer comments about our personal experiences, and pass on to nirvana advice that we received from our actual lawyers, we're somehow in the wrong. Just wanted to be clear. I will now be much more literal about the advice I got from my lawyers and comment no further on these matters.
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