What is the Limited Appearance Rule?
Traditionally, once a lawyer accepted a litigation case, the lawyer did everything. The client never went to court without a lawyer and the lawyer drafted every document. Of course, attorney fees relate to the amount of work performed by the lawyer. The more work the lawyer did, the higher the fees. Massachusetts has adopted a rule which allows lawyers to represent clients for individual days, actions, or to draft individual forms. While this rule is not effective in all courts in Massachusetts, it is available in most probate courts. Only attorneys who have been trained under this rule may accept LAR clients. Attorney Alan Pransky has been trained under this rule and accepts clients on a limited appearance basis.
