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that one client's story benefits another client, such as a client who will testify that he or she 
complained to a defendant that children were in danger but nothing was done. 
Another advantage of representing multiple clients, as opposed to each having separate counsel or 
each filing their own separate lawsuit, is sharing costs. Many costs can be shared, such as court filing 
fees, deposition costs, and travel expenses, while some costs, such as individual psychological 
evaluations or other costs associated with proving individual damages and losses, are not shred. 
Likewise, the prosecution of the case will be more efficient and more consistent if it is not run by a 
group of attorneys each with his or her own client and his or her own strategy. 
It's also possible that clients who the Firm has decided not to represent will hire attorneys who might 
lack our Firm's skill and sophistication, and who could take actions that adversely affect your case, 
the law, and future prospects for recovery. 
OUR REASONS AGAINST REPRESENTING MULTIPLE CLIENTS 
Our greatest concern in representing multiple clients is that a conflict of interest could develop 
between or among our clients. It is impossible to anticipate every potential conflict. The biggest risk 
in multiple client cases is that the defendant might lack the assets or insurance coverage to pay all 
claims in full. If we collect all of that money for one client, then we may have deprived our other 
clients of any chance of being fairly compensated by that defendant. 
It is also possible that a defendant will insist on a common settlement fund which means that it will 
pay a fixed amount to settle all cases. The challenge in that situation is dividing the settlement fund 
among multiple clients. We could not represent any one client against the interests of any other 
client. It would be necessary, therefore, to refer all of our clients to separate attorneys to…

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