Advising Clients to Apologize

Authors

Jonathan R. Cohen, University of Florida Levin College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1999

OCLC FAST subject heading

Dispute resolution (Law)

Abstract

The article argues that lawyers should consider the possibility of advising clients to apologize for harms they commit, as in some cases apology may best serve their client's interests. The articles discusses some of the pros and cons to apology in the legal setting, as well as barriers that may inhibit apologies.

Recommended Citation

Jonathan R. Cohen, Advising Clients to Apologize, 72 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1009 (1999), available at http://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/facultypub/648