Good morning listmates,
As you all know, I represent banks and credit unions. I had a most unceremonious firing by one of my old bank clients quite a while ago. One bank rep in particular was very difficult. Well, "what goes around comes around". The bank is now being audited by a Federal agency for compliance on a very old closed file which I closed over 8 years ago! The difficult bank rep now needs my help.
Now the bank rep is asking me for materials in my file from over 8 years ago. Please bear in mind that I always send the client copies of everything that crosses my desk so they should have retained the materials and they should already have copies (if they had retained what I had sent them).
How long does my obligation to my former client last? When can I finally tell this (very needy) client that I am no longer representing them, I do not want to waste any more of my personal time on their closed files, and to get lost? Or do I need to continue to service their own failure to retain the documents that I had sent them over the years.
Thanks for your opinions.
Alan