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lien

In law, the right to retain goods owned by another until the owner has satisfied a claim against him by the person in possession of the goods. For example, the goods may have been provided as security for a debt.



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A retaining lien is a lien for payment of services against client property in the attorney's possession regardless of whether the property is related to the matter for which money is owed to the attorney.
The majority of questions relate to conflict issues, but we frequently get questions on everything: what to do with closed files, retaining liens, ancillary businesses of lawyers, confidentiality, and just about anything you can think of," Tarbert said.
on the gross recovery or after deducting costs); whether the client is responsible for costs advanced by his or her lawyer; and, the applicability and/or enforceability of charging and retaining liens for unpaid legal services, among other questions and issues.
 
 
 
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