WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?

The time and money cost of resolving disputes at the court house is becoming more and more prohibitive. Many factors have played a role in creating and continuing this growing fact of life. Here are just a few of them - (1) lawyer's fear of being unprepared and surprised; (2) lawyer's concern with malpractice claims based upon leaving a stone unturned; (3) court rules allowing for discovery of documents and testimony; and (4) tactical abuse of discovery and (5) judicial reluctance to curtail discovery. We cannot deal with all of these factors, but can explore the rules of civil procedure and ethical rules to see what help they may be in making a lawyer's life more pleasant and a client's billfold fatter.

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