United States Third Circuit

Where a lawyer and putative client had a preexisting relationship involving a related matter, and the lawyer had given the putative client legal advice previously, a promise to discuss a matter at some point in the future may create a lawyer/client relationship.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/06/2001
• Decided 04/23/2001
• Published 04/24/2001

Judges

• Before:  BECKER, Chief Judge, AMBRO and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven J. Engelmyer, (Argued), Lisa E. Brody, Heather R. Weiss, Kleinbard, Bell & Brecker, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Dixon Ticonderoga., Andrew M. Epstein, (Argued), Lampf, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow, West Orange, NJ, Counsel for Harold Friedman., Richard T. Garofalo, (Argued), Thomas D. Flinn, Garrity, Graham, Favetta & Flinn, Montclair, NJ, Counsel for Franzblau Dratch., Peter DeSalvo, Jr., (Argued), Soriano, Henkel, Salerno, Biehl & Matthews, Roseland, NJ, Counsel for Estate of William F. O'Connor;  Schumann Hession Kennelly & Dorment;  Schumann Hanlon & Panepinto;  Schumann Hanlon O'Connor and McCrossin.