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Is it a violation of the ethics code for a Lawyer to advise you the truth should be hidden and I should accept responcibility of my vehicle as being
Asked on Aug 08th, 2013 on Legal Malpractice - Florida
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the cause of the accident??? I have told my attorney that I don't agree with her advise, but she said its in my best interest. I always thought the truth is always the best policy to abide by and still do. Because the driver of our vehicle(daughters boyfriend) had no insurance it reverts to his parents insurance that carry the highest coverage of the 3 vehicle accident. She said there is more money that can be attained in settlement this way, even though he wasn't at fault. He received a ticket that eve for improper entry onto highway.. Ticket was later thrown out. the cop that wrote it didn't see it and had no witnesses. The driver who as really at fault pulled onto the highway in front of our car and was T-boned so hard the jaws of life had to cut off the drivers side of the car to get her out. My daughter was right front passenger and wearing her seatbelt, she has injuries but not to severe. Her boyfriend and the girl in car that pulled out in front of them were hurt bad.
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There is a difference between telling you to lie and disagreeing with your view of who is at fault. To be clear, at least one other person agreed with the lawyers assesssment, the cop. Whether the ticket was thrown out or not is of no consequence, as this could easily have been a techinicality. Adding to this Florida is a comparative negligence state such that many people people may have responsibility for causing an accident by percentage. If you feel strongly that your driver did nothing wrong, by all means you have every right to stand by your convictions. With that right, however, may also come the responsibility for paying your own medical bills because the other person you contend was at fault may not have enough insurance to do so.
Answered on Aug 19th, 2013 at 2:17 PM
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