Disclosure and trust—two critical factors in any attorney-client relationship. Yes, attorneys must believe that their clients are truthful, but trust is a two-way street. Clients have the right to know that their needs are valued and protected, and that their attorney is trustworthy. In fact, it can be argued that one of the most sacred components of the legal profession is an attorney’s ethics.

When a patient sues a doctor and alleges that an injury, often tragic in nature, could have been avoided if it were not for the negligence of a physician, hospital or other health care worker, it is among the most personal and distressing experiences that the medical professional will ever experience. Health care workers frequently put themselves in harm’s way to help the greater good—something dramatically clear today amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So to later be accused of causing these injuries is something they are often unprepared to face, emotionally and financially.