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How to write a retroactive letter of representation?
<p>An attorney began representation of Mr. X some months ago, as assigned counsel, without a letter of representation.  Such a letter is needed now in order to make a court-ordered restitution payment to a certain company (which requires a signed letter of representation).</p>
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<li><p>Should this letter be back-dated, or</p>
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<li><p>should it be written in the past tense, stating the date that representation began?</p>
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<li><p>Or should it be a regular letter, with the current date (I'm thinking that for the purposes of the restitution payment, maybe the only thing that matters is the fact that Mr. X is currently represented.)</p>
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<p>Since Mr X has a lawyer, the lawyer should advise what form this letter should take to be most helpful to Mr X's interests.</p>
<p>In the absence of such advice, I would suggest soemthing like</p>
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<p>My lawyer, Y, now represents me in connection with {matter} and has done so since {date}.</p>
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<p>Plus any additional content that the company wants to see.</p>
