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Point/Counterpoint: Lawyer Advertising - We Will Hand You No Line Before Its Time, John A. Lynch Jr. Jan 1983

Point/Counterpoint: Lawyer Advertising - We Will Hand You No Line Before Its Time, John A. Lynch Jr.

University of Baltimore Law Forum

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Lawyers' Negligence Liability To Non-Clients: A Texas Viewpoint., Brian J. Davis Jan 1983

Lawyers' Negligence Liability To Non-Clients: A Texas Viewpoint., Brian J. Davis

St. Mary's Law Journal

Courts should examine the relationship of a non-client to a negligent lawyer to determine whether a lawyer is liable to a non-client despite lack of privity. In most jurisdictions, attorneys enjoy the privity of contract requirement which limits their duty to exercise reasonable care. As a result, lawyers are normally immune to negligent malpractice actions brought by non-clients. Courts should examine the relationship between the attorney and the non-client to determine whether the requirement of privity is an overly restrictive limit on the lawyer’s scope of duty. These relationships can be classified into three categories. The first category involves plaintiffs …

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The Lawyer And The Terrorist: Another Ethical Dilemma, F. Thomas Schornhorst Jul 1978

The Lawyer And The Terrorist: Another Ethical Dilemma, F. Thomas Schornhorst

Indiana Law Journal

Terrorism and the Media: Legal Responses, Symposium

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A Critique Of Lawyers' Ethics In An Adversary System, William R. Meagher Jan 1976

A Critique Of Lawyers' Ethics In An Adversary System, William R. Meagher

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Monroe Freedman’s book is largely a reiteration of his unorthodox views, previously aired in various law reviews and other professional publications, regarding ethical standards that should govern the conduct of the trial advocate. Since his positions contradict the behavioral principles codified in two publications of the American Bar Association—the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Standards Relating to the Defense Function—the author adopts the apologetic strategy of impugning both the credibility and the viability of these precepts in order to justify his contrary stance and to clear the way for its general acceptance.

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Individual Responsibility Of The Lawyer And Respect For The Law, Charles A. Lowe Jan 1934

Individual Responsibility Of The Lawyer And Respect For The Law, Charles A. Lowe

Indiana Law Journal

Judge Lowe delivered this address before the 37th Judicial Circuit Bar Association, August 8th, 1933.

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