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Retaining lien

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A quick definition of Retaining lien:

A retaining lien is a type of lien that a lawyer can use to keep possession of any property belonging to their client that is in their lawful possession due to the lawyer-client relationship. This lien is created when the client fails to pay for legal services. It is different from a charging lien, which is another type of attorney's lien.

A more thorough explanation:

A retaining lien is a type of attorney's lien that allows a lawyer to keep possession of any property belonging to their client until the client pays for the legal services provided. This lien is created when a client fails to pay for the legal services provided by the lawyer.

John hires a lawyer to represent him in a lawsuit. The lawyer wins the case, but John fails to pay the lawyer's fees. The lawyer can then use a retaining lien to keep possession of any property belonging to John until he pays the fees owed.

Another example could be a lawyer who has possession of a client's important documents or evidence. If the client fails to pay for the legal services provided, the lawyer can use a retaining lien to keep possession of the documents or evidence until the fees are paid.

These examples illustrate how a retaining lien allows a lawyer to retain possession of a client's property until the client pays for the legal services provided.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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