Does a client who discharges his litigation counsel and retains new counsel to consummate litigation retain the work product of the attorney even if the attorney has been paid for his services?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lasky, Haas, Cohler & Munter v. Superior Court, 172 Cal.App.3d 264, 218 Cal.Rptr. 205 (Cal. App. 1985):
Weiss v. Marcus, supra, 51 Cal.App.3d at page 599, 124 Cal.Rptr. 297, held that a client who discharges his litigation counsel and retains new counsel to consummate the pending litigation "remains the owner" of the attorney's "work product" irrespective of whether the attorney has been paid for his services.
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