> an attorney-client relationship is created when the client
reasonably believes it to have been created.
What is the threshold for a reasonable impression of the relationship? Could random advice on an internet forum really trigger it?
What is the threshold for a reasonable impression of the relationship? Could random advice on an internet forum really trigger it?
"Reasonable belief" is the threshold. There's a whole bunch of case law, of course, on how that applies to specific circumstances, but you aren't going to get a short answer other than the actual standard.
> Could random advice on an internet forum really trigger it?
Maybe; lawyers tend to be fairly conservative about the risk, because the consequences of professional misconduct are potentially quite serious career impacts.