California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sandoval v. Cnty. of L. A., B262748 (Cal. App. 2016):
Furthermore, if an attorney seeks to reasonably limit the scope of his representation, "counsel must make such limitations in representation very clear to his client." (Nichols v. Keller (1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 1672, 1687.) Here, the record does not indicate Falese specifically and unambiguously advised plaintiff that Falese's representation of him was limited only to the automobile accident claim. It was reasonably foreseeable plaintiff would rely on Falese "to describe the array of legal remedies available," and "if appropriate, indicate limitations on the retention of counsel and the need for other counsel." (Ibid.)
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