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Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Washington and Lee University School of Law

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The Trump Administration Should Have Attorney Whistleblowers, Carliss N. Chatman Aug 2020

The Trump Administration Should Have Attorney Whistleblowers, Carliss N. Chatman

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In the Godfather trilogy, lawyers do most of their work outside of the courtroom. The family’s lawyer, Tom Hagen, has the title of consigliere, serving as the boss’s right-hand man. He is legal counsel and also assists with business management and planning. This includes operation of the family’s criminal enterprise. In The Godfather, a lawyer is a fixer, an enforcer, and a collaborator. This conceptualization of the attorney role is not only unethical, it is illegal. Yet, it is the role currently assumed by our Attorney General, William “Bill” Barr, and White House Counsel, Pasquale “Pat” Cipollone. Although both …


The Lawyer As Catalyst Of Social Change, James E. Moliterno Jan 2009

The Lawyer As Catalyst Of Social Change, James E. Moliterno

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A Golden-Age Of Civil Involvement: The Client-Centered Disadvantage For Lawyers As Law Makers, James E. Moliterno Jan 2009

A Golden-Age Of Civil Involvement: The Client-Centered Disadvantage For Lawyers As Law Makers, James E. Moliterno

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