Digital Commons @ Georgia Law Scholarly Works Faculty Scholarship 1-1-2015 Talk Don’t Touch? Considerations for Children’s Attorneys on the Physical Touch of Clients Andrea L. Dennis University of Georgia School of Law,
[email protected] Repository Citation Andrea L. Dennis, Talk Don’t Touch? Considerations for Children’s Attorneys on the Physical Touch of Clients , 65 Cath. U. L. Rev. 253 (2015), Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_artchop/1084 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Scholarship at Digital Commons @ Georgia Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Scholarly Works by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Georgia Law. Please share how you have benefited from this access For more information, please contact
[email protected]. TALK DON'T TOUCH? CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHILDREN'S ATTORNEYS ON THE PHYSICAL TOUCH OF CLIENTS Andrea L. Dennis' I. PHYSICAL TOUCH CAN POSITIVELY AFFECT THE ATTORNEY-CHILD C LIENT R ELATIONSHIP ......................................................................... 258 A. The Relationship Between Attorneys and Juvenile Clients ................ 258 1. Attorneys Are Instructed to Emphasize Rapport and Trust ......... 259 2. Adolescent Clients Value Rapport and Trust ............................... 262 3. Attorneys May Have Difficulty Developing Rapport and T rust ......................................................................................... 2 6 3 B. The Basic Science of Touch ...............................................................