Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Accountant-client relationship (1)
- Attorney on board of directors (1)
- Attorney-client privilege (1)
- Attorney-client relationship (1)
- Attorney-director (1)
-
- Canons of Ethics (1)
- Code of professional responsibility (1)
- Confidentiality (1)
- Conflict of interest (1)
- Corporate client (1)
- Corporate lawyer (1)
- Duty (1)
- Group legal services (1)
- Independence (1)
- Privileged communications (1)
- Professional regulation of accountants (1)
- Professional regulation of attorneys (1)
- Trade associations (1)
- Unauthorized practice (1)
- Work product rule (1)
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
The Changing Role Of The Attorney With Respect To The Corporation, Wilton S. Sogg, Michael L. Solomon
The Changing Role Of The Attorney With Respect To The Corporation, Wilton S. Sogg, Michael L. Solomon
Cleveland State Law Review
Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once stated that "the propriety of a lawyer serving as a member of the Board of Directors of his corporate client remains, even today, a vexing problem of professional responsibility.” Historically, accountants have been assumed, as well as required, to be independent of any enterprise in which they express an opinion regarding the enterprise's financial statements. Independence had been interpreted to mean that accountants may not serve on the board of directors or invest in any enterprise which they, or their firm, audit, or for whom either expresses an opinion on the enterprise's financial statements. …
A Higher Duty: A New Look At The Ethics Of The Corporate Lawyer, Harvey Frank
A Higher Duty: A New Look At The Ethics Of The Corporate Lawyer, Harvey Frank
Cleveland State Law Review
Although it has not always been clear to the legal profession that the conduct of its most powerful clients affects ethical responsibilities, the resulting problems have become more evident in recent years to the courts, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), and members of the bar. Recent developments have been diffuse, and include a changing legal conceptualization of corporations as well as numerous considerations involved in corporate legal representation. Viewed together and placed into focus, these developments shed considerable light on the sometimes conflicting duties of the corporate lawyer to clients and to the public. While some of these ethical questions …
Trade Association Offering Legal Services - A Possibility For Small Corporations, Robert R. Hussey
Trade Association Offering Legal Services - A Possibility For Small Corporations, Robert R. Hussey
Cleveland State Law Review
Small corporations generally belong to a trade association which allows them to increase their proficiency in and knowledge of their industry. As a possible solution to the problem of increasing legal service requirements this paper investigates the suitability of allowing these trade associations to provide legal services to member corporations.
Attorney-Client Privilege And Corporations, Richard C. Klein
Attorney-Client Privilege And Corporations, Richard C. Klein
Cleveland State Law Review
On August 3, 1962 a memorandum decision was handed down in an antitrust proceeding which startled practicing attorneys and text writers alike. It held specifically that the "attorney-client privilege" did not apply to the corporate client.' What had been accepted as law for over one hundred and twenty-five years was curtly cast aside by Chief Judge William J. Campbell.