Your Lawyer and the Oppositions are Friends. Should You Worry? | Lawyers Without Billboards - Ep 17

Is it unprofessional - or even unethical - if your attorney is friends with the other side? 🤝

In this episode of Lawyers Without Billboards, the team at Shewmaker & Lewis gets real about how attorney friendships actually play out in court. From saving clients time and money to awkward courtroom optics, this unfiltered roundtable pulls back the curtain on a topic few clients ever ask about… but many worry over.

🧠 Featuring:
Patty Shewmaker
Steve Shewmaker
Jimmy Lewis
Alexa Lewis

Guest appearance from Addie the cat 🐾

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Lawyers Without Billboards
01:00 – When attorneys are friends with opposing counsel
02:30 – Does it help or hurt your case?
04:00 – The “good day in court” trifecta
05:30 – Client perception and courtroom behavior
07:30 – Becoming friends during litigation
09:00 – Sending harsh letters between friends
11:00 – When you (or your lawyer) know the judge
13:00 – Final thoughts: resolution over rivalry

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Music by Ben Hernandez at Dragonsong Studios

🎙 Produced by Rob Burgner at Bleeding Edge in Atlanta, GA.

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