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Restraining The Overly Zealous Advocate: Time For Judicial Intervention, Paul Lowell Haines
Restraining The Overly Zealous Advocate: Time For Judicial Intervention, Paul Lowell Haines
Indiana Law Journal
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Zealous Representation Bound: The Intersection Of The Ethical Codes And The Criminal Law, Bruce A. Green
Zealous Representation Bound: The Intersection Of The Ethical Codes And The Criminal Law, Bruce A. Green
Faculty Scholarship
Professional codes adopted by states and based on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the Model Code of Professional Responsibility govern lawyers' conduct. The ethical codes, however, fail to address many ethical questions confronting lawyers. In this Article, Professor Bruce Green highlights the ethical codes' weaknesses, particularly as they relate to the conduct of criminal defense attorneys. As he describes, the ethical codes require advocates to represent their clients "zealously," but, at the same time, "within the bounds of the law." When the codes do not proscribe conduct that would advance their clients' causes, conscientious advocates must consider whether …