What are my rights as a client?

The state bar association provides a publication, A Consumer Guide to Clients’ Rights, which illustrates and provides 10 basic rights that clients are entitled to by law or by custom when retaining legal representation. It also contains the highest court approved Statement of Clients’ Rights that must be read and signed by the client and attorney when entering into a contingency fee agreement. Many of the suggestions in the statement are also helpful to anyone thinking of hiring a lawyer in any situation.