In group litigation lawyers serve the group’s interests, not the individual plaintiff’s

Evidence

As this account suggests, the relationship between lawyers and clients is far different in political litigation than in ordinary litigation. … Moreover, the lawyers’ willingness to initiate suit or file an appeal, as well as the strategy pursued in the course of the litigation, will depend upon how such action will advance the interests of the group, not those of the individual litigant. As long as the “client” understands and accepts this, as is usually the case when a group pursues a litigation strategy, no problem arises. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1176

Categorization

• XREF: Extends ch43-44 on lawyers as client delegates versus trustees for group goals. — connects to: Lawyers act as client delegates or as trustees for assumed group goals — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 895; Organized groups sponsor most constitutional litigation because individual plaintiffs lack incentives. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1631; Ethical ideals differ between client-loyalty and justice-serving lawyers — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 933 (+3 more)