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Avoiding Ethics Complaints: Finding The Rules And Leos, Joyce Manna Janto
Avoiding Ethics Complaints: Finding The Rules And Leos, Joyce Manna Janto
Law Faculty Publications
One nightmare shared by all lawyers is the prospect of a letter from the Standing Committee on Lawyer Discipline informing them of a complaint. Prudent lawyers avoid this by becoming familiar with the ethical rules and standards of their jurisdiction. Because, as many a lawyer has learned, ignorance of the rules is no excuse.
Solving Your Ethical Conundrums: Researching The Rules Of Professional Conduct, Joyce Manna Janto
Solving Your Ethical Conundrums: Researching The Rules Of Professional Conduct, Joyce Manna Janto
Law Faculty Publications
Ms. Janto provides a practical guide to researching issues of attorney professional responsibilities using both print and online resources, emphasizing Virginia rules and decisions.
Some Ethical Considerations For Judicial Clerks, John Paul Jones
Some Ethical Considerations For Judicial Clerks, John Paul Jones
Law Faculty Publications
Since 1875, new law graduates have served judges of federal and state courts as legal researchers, executive assistants, and professional confidants. In return, the best of the newest lawyers have gotten a chance to complement their classroom education with field study of bench and bar-from behind the bench. The ideal relationship which should develop between law clerks and their judges is symbiotic: the judges enjoying the energies and fresh perspectives of brand new professionals rated top among their contemporaries by law professors, and the law clerks obtaining tutorials by senior jurists regarded as among the best by their former peers …