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Entrance Island from Gabriola Island, May, 2005 |
The Best Choice may very well be the option of staying with your lawyer, and building on the relationship you and your lawyer already have.
Conflicts can arise when you and someone else have different interests in a transaction, and your lawyer or you decide that it would not be proper for that lawyer to represent you and the other person; in that case, I would be pleased to assist you.
Second Opinions can often be assuring to you, if you would like to be sure another lawyer sees things the same way your current lawyer sees them; a second opinion from me could confirm your confidence in your present lawyer, and strengthen the plans you have with that lawyer.
Alternative Approaches can be helpful, as different lawyers can approach the same legal challenges in different ways; mediation or collaboration are prime examples of different ways to approach some disputes; alternative approaches can also help in other types of files