First ask: do you really want this client?

In the past, we have discussed some of the clients whom we should avoid - and some we wish that we had avoided.

Too late comes the wisdom. But never too late to learn.

A few "warning" signs that this client is better off in someone else's office:

• this client has had multiple lawyers previously;
• this client has been sued by the former lawyer;
• this client does not respond to your communications;
  
• this client leaves voice mails before nine a.m.; or
• this client does not pay your attorney fees on time.

Any one of the above should signal "warning bells" in your head. If a client signals more thatn one -- RUN -- don't walk -- away.

Lesson learned, the hard way. But learned, nevertheless.