Abstract
The attorney-client relationship is often exacerbated by the psychopathology of the attorney as well as the client. The authors explore problems that an attorney may face in everyday legal practice, resulting from his own emotional problems, that may have a detrimental effect on the conduct of a successful practice. A variety of examples are given to serve as a checklist and warning guide for the perceptive attorney. The authors conclude that a successful attorney-client relationship necessitates an emotional alertness on the part of the attorney to his own difficulties. Ideally the attorney should have undergone psychoanalysis or have familiarity with its technique.
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