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5.31.2020 • Leading Lawyers • 5 • DIVORCE • CUSTODY • ADOPTIONS • PERSONAL INJURY • REAL ESTATE • BANKRUPTCY • BUSINESS • CRImINAL • PROBATE • GENERAL LITIGATION 479.531.2785 • www.teague-law.com • 700 N. 13 th Suite D, RogeRS, aR ROBERT TEAGUE, ATTORNEY AT LAW Best BestNWA.com of Northwest Arkansas the Best of Northwest Arkansas the Best of Northwest Arkansas the Leading Lawyer Listings Communicating with your attorney Your attorney should be communicating with your periodically about the status of your case. For example, he or she may call, write, or send you copies of all filings and correspondence he or she receives or sends out in your case. If you feel that you are not being kept up to date about the status of your case, or have questions or concerns, call or write to your attorney. While his or her response may not be immediate, you should receive a response in a timely manner. Do not be afraid to question your attorney. If he or she is committed to you as a client, your attorney will welcome your questions and will try his or her best to address each of your questions and concerns. What if you become dissatisfied with your attorney? If you become dissatisfied with the way your attorney is handling your case, you can get a new attorney. is does not necessarily mean that you will not have to pay your previous attorney, though. Depending upon your fee arrangement, you may still owe your attorney for his or her services performed, or your attorney may still have a claim to any recovery in a contingent fee arrangement. Oen your ability to terminate the attorney and/or his or her ability to withdraw as your attorney will be a part of the engagement letter. An engagement letter is a letter prepared by your attorney and signed by you that confirms his or her agreement to represent you and your agreement to such representation. Also, the letter is a means by which the lawyer makes you aware of his or her expectations of payment, including the type of fee arrangement, the attorney's billing cycle, and the attorney's policies on costs and expenses incurred in his or her representation of you. is way you will know in advance your obligations of payment to your attorney. Your attorney's obligations to you as a client Your attorney's obligations to you as the client come from various sources. First, the Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct provide a code of ethics by which lawyers must abide in representing clients, communicating with third parties, and dealing with the courts. is code of ethics provides the greatest source of a lawyer's obligations to a client. Working with an attorney: what should I expect? CoNTINueD oN PAGe 6 We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Code. 607 Main St., PO Box 128, Pineville, MO 64856 Phone: 417-223-2890 • Fax: 417-223-2892 Erin E. Willis Attorney At Law, L.L.C. Bankruptcy • Divorce • chilD custoDy aDoptions • chilD support • Juvenile criminal • civil • DWi & traffic Wills • civil actions Areas of Focus: Commercial Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Survey Litigation, Real Estate Development, Living Trust and Will, Probate, Contract Law Raymond C. Smith, P.A. 440 N College Ave Suite 2 Fayetteville, AR 72701 rsmith@7011.arcoxmail.com rsmith7011@att.net 479-521-7011 Experience: Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Vietnam Veteran Serving the surrounding area for over 40 years Raymond C. Smith Areas of Focus: Real Estate, Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts, Probate, Business Litigation Kelley Law Firm 303 West Walnut Rogers, AR 72756 Phone: 479-636-1051 kelley-law.net firm@kelley-law.net Three Generations Serving NWA Since 1968 Kelley law Firm

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