How Sharing Office Space with Other Attorneys Can Cost You More Than You Expected
You’ve been sued … by a client you never had … for damages in a case you never worked. You double-check your records. And nope – you’ve never met this person. So, why are they suing you?
Reducing Exposure from a Shared Office Space and Responding to a Suit
Office-sharing opens you to liability. You may find yourself being sued by clients who have never been your clients, and for cases you never worked on. An Alaskan attorney was greeted by a padlocked door one morning. Her officemate hadn’t been paying their payroll tax payments. So, the IRS padlocked the doors.
