State v. Willenson’s Empirical Analysis
1963
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
May 2000
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jacobs v. the State Bar · State v. Kiefer · State ex rel. Hunter v. Crocker · 22 Conn. Super. Ct. 86 - Hartford County Grievance Committee v. Cole
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We consider the argument untenable. One who seeks assistance from a lawyer in what appears to him the simplest sort of income-tax problem has a right to have the lawyer live up to all professional standards in furnishing such assistance. If the lawyer recognizes a legal problem not apparent to the client, the lawyer is bound to advise him concerning it. It would be impossible to draw a line between nonprofessional and professional income-tax service when rendered by a lawyer...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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