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Once an attorney is hired, both attorney
and client want a smooth relationship. However,
a client who now sits back and relaxes
and lets the attorney work everything out
(as some attorneys suggest) may be getting
into a whole new level of trouble. Issues
will come up with the attorney and will continue
with the retaliating boss. This section discusses
some problems which may or may not occur
because of client ignorance of attorney practices,
as well as the lack of ethical oversight
of attorneys in this specialized and complex
area of practice.
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| No published study has disproved the folk
wisdom that retaliation occurs in the hope
that private attorneys will convince their
clients to resign. Many do so to flee intolerable
working conditions rather than have their
names plastered over public MSPB reports
and maligned to future employers. This section
discusses silence, confidentiality agreements
and the importance of reference protecting
provisions. |
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| Settlements are favored, although among whistleblowers
regrets are common, especially since the
MSPB has done nothing to prevent the coercion
of hostile work environments, much less misrepresentations
by agencies and attorneys in this area. This
section discusses enforcement problems and
attorney malpractice issues. |
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Contents
- Developing a relationship of respect
- Settlements
- 20/20 Hindsight
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