See my blogpost “The Phone Call”, 4/15/14. The unhappy incident there discussed can manifest itself in ways other than a Phone Call.

Case in point: Brent T. Wiedbusch & Christina Wiedbusch, Docket No. 15257-13, filed 7/14/14.

Brent’s and Chris’ counsel, whom I’ll call Vandy, wants to bail. He claimed last month that Brent and Chris told him they wanted to go it alone. However, Judge Gale wanted to be sure, so he had Vandy file a supplement to his Motion to Withdraw, and, receiving same, invited Brent and Chris to dish thereupon.

And they do: “…they dispute some assertions in [Vandy’s] Supplement and contend that they were not adequately informed concerning various aspects of their representation in this case.” Order, at p. 1.

Judge Gale, wanting to make absolutely sure he misses nothing, “…has concluded that [Vandy] should be afforded an opportunity to respond to the assertions concerning petitioners’ representation in the Response, including their assertion that the Petition in this case was filed without their knowledge of, or consent to, its contents.” Order, at p. 1.

So Vandy will get his chance at a riposte. Should be interesting.

Takeaway for counsel- Document everything. Repeat, document everything.