Facing Jail or Prison time? Get a power of attorney

I had another client who plead guilty to a crime unrelated to what I was representing him for.  He had to serve some prison time.  Unfortunately, before he went to prison, he did not execute a power of attorney to let somebody else handle the civil case in which I was representing him.  The difficult communications with the imprisoned client caused delays and added expenses in the case. Moral to the story – get a power of attorney.