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Informed Consent in the Practice of Law
Susan R. Martyn
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Abstract
Legal malpractice decisions that rely on the professional standard of care are expanding to reemphasize fiduciary principles at the heart of the attorney-client relationship. Informed consent has been defined in a growing group of cases. These opinions protect the client's right to choose by building on fiduciary principles of nineteenth century cases that focused on the client's reasonable expectations.