It is inevitable that virtually every divorce attorney will, from time to time, lose sight of their role as an attorney � charged with the fiduciary responsibility of analyzing the facts, applying the facts to the law, communicating the facts and law to their adversary or the court � and will slip into another role which will almost always minimize their effectiveness.
It is, perhaps, the very personal relationship of a divorce attorney and their client often diverts counsel’s focus away from their role as an attorney and misguides them into inappropriate roles.
