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Legal Ethics, J. Randolph Evans, Anthony W. Morris

Mercer Law Review

In 1989, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the State Bar of Georgia embarked upon what they considered a long-range project-to raise the level of professionalism of lawyers in the state. Accordingly, the Georgia Supreme Court established the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism, the first such body of its kind in the entire nation. Its primary mission is to ensure that the practice of law is engaged in the service not only of the client, but also of the public at large.

During the past year, the Georgia appellate courts have focused their attention on professionalism. The courts issued significant …