The rules that lawyers are bound to follow when representing their clients, and information to help clients if they are having difficulties with their lawyer. Client will be responsible.This guide details your rights and responsibilities as a client seeking an attorney via the NYSBA LRIS program. This relationship is fiduciary in nature and therefore demands utmost fidelity. An attorney-client relationship is established when there is an explicit undertaking to perform a specific task. 1. The client is expected to treat the lawyer and the lawyer's staff with courtesy and consideration. 2. Maron, Attorney Professional- ism Forum, N.Y. St. B.J., September 2012, Vol. 2002), four month gap after completing work described in engagement letter is sufficient to end attorney-client relationship.