an angry client accuses the other party of committing a crime. Or another one when the defendant angrily calls the lawyer of his partner. It is imperative to only communicate with your own client as a lawyer, completely avoiding the misconception of displaced interests. Child placement often comes with its own issues. For example, when a parent takes the child without the prior consent of the other parent and uses the child as a tool for extortion. This can be solved with a temporary court-ordered measure, but unfortunately, despite this, a parent can go without seeing the child for two or three months. It is crucial to bestow the client with legally defensible advice. What do you believe are the most important qualities for an attorney to have in order to successfully represent clients across such diverse areas as criminal law, family law, and property law? It doesn’t matter whether it’s criminal Family law often involves high emotional stakes, especially in divorce and child custody cases. How do you manage client expectations and emotions while maintaining focus on the legal aspects? Family law is the most sensitive field. Thus, one must pay a lot of attention to the client’s interests and find common ground. The task at hand isn’t only to perfectly represent a client but to determine the emotional connection the client still has with a partner or spouse. Namely, because people tend to be driven by sudden fury when they visit a lawyer. If a lawyer solely focuses on this initial rage, then at the filing of the statement of claim, the mistake of being overcritical of the defendant can happen. Thus, in these cases, it is important to interview a client more often. It is also essential to draw attention to hastily made comments as they bear legal consequences and won’t be in the best interest of the case. One of these instances is when or family law. The most important point is to be able to interpret a case in the language of law without the irrelevant parts. If a lawyer can do this, that’s half the success already. I often observe colleagues getting lost in detail, especially in these two fields. They don’t find the legitimate substantive law they wish to pursue, or they can’t distinguish between statements of the facts and statutory elements in criminal suits. What changes have you observed in the legal landscape since you started practicing law, particularly in family law and property law cases? I recognise the continuous development of the legal system pertaining to family law. The interest of children is at the forefront of both legislation and judicial proceedings. Officially provided evidence is increasingly superseding the very small array of evidence provided by the parties. What still remains and hasn’t changed at all in the past few years is the accountability of parents who only want to abduct their own children. WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM 19
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