context: Cases where a court determined that a client substantially failed to fulfill an obligation owed to counsel involved situations where the attorney would suffer immense financial hardship or exposure to sanctions for ethical violations, or a significant conflict of interest existed between attorney and client.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that denying counsel's motion to withdraw would result in undue hardship because continued representation while honoring client's requests would force counsel to violate ethical obligations
citation_a.sentence: See also Whiting, 187 F.3d 317 (holding that denying counsel’s motion to withdraw would result in undue hardship because continued representation while honoring client’s requests would force counsel to violate ethical obligations).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that counsel would suffer undue hardship if motion to withdraw was not granted because client failed to pay over $120,000 in legal fees, yet expected continued representation by counsel
citation_b.sentence: See Franke, 207 Md.App. 679, 55 A.3d 713 (holding that counsel would suffer undue hardship if motion to withdraw was not granted because client failed to pay over $120,000 in legal fees, yet expected continued representation by counsel); Fidelity, 310 F.3d 537 (reversing an order denying appellant’s motion to withdraw because client failed to pay over $470,000 in legal fees and expenses).