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Lawyers' Ethics In Real Estate Transactions, Roger Bernhardt, Robert L. Kehr
Lawyers' Ethics In Real Estate Transactions, Roger Bernhardt, Robert L. Kehr
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In the past few months, two California decisions have made strong statements to lawyers about improper behavior in handling real estate matters for their clients. One such case is concerned with going into business with a client while representing the client and the other case addresses supporting the other side after the termination of the client's representation.
Colorado Legal Ethics: Guide To Resources, Robert M. Linz
Colorado Legal Ethics: Guide To Resources, Robert M. Linz
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Sensational Reports: The Ethical Duty Of Cause Lawyers To Be Competent In Public Advocacy, Deborah J. Cantrell
Sensational Reports: The Ethical Duty Of Cause Lawyers To Be Competent In Public Advocacy, Deborah J. Cantrell
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This article argues that cause lawyers - those lawyers whose primary focus is on social change rather than on for-profit client-based work - have an ethical responsibility to be competent in public advocacy. That responsibility stems from a cause lawyer's commitment to the principles embodied in the particular social movement in which the lawyer is acting. It is reinforced by the requirement of competency under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. To illustrate the contours of a competent public advocacy strategy, the article highlights two cause lawyering organizations, Legal Momentum and the Institute for Justice, and considers how each organization …
Book Review, Mark J. Loewenstein