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2008

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carolyn grose

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“Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far, Far Away . . .” Lawyers And Clients Telling Stories About Ethics (And Everything Else), Carolyn Grose Aug 2008

“Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far, Far Away . . .” Lawyers And Clients Telling Stories About Ethics (And Everything Else), Carolyn Grose

carolyn grose

ABSTRACT

Framed by an analysis of two particular ethical rules and their application to specific situations, this piece uses the metaphor of storytelling to explore the lawyer’s role as an effective and ethical client representative. Drawing from the experiences of two sets of clients and their lawyers, the piece proposes an approach to ethical regulation (as one component of the lawyer-client relationship) that requires the lawyer to engage in a deeply contextual analysis of the specific and particular ethical conflicts presented to him in any particular case; and work with his client to determine how to resolve those conflicts.

The …


"Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far, Far Away:" Lawyers And Clients Telling Stories About Ethics (And Everything Else), Carolyn Grose Jan 2008

"Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far, Far Away:" Lawyers And Clients Telling Stories About Ethics (And Everything Else), Carolyn Grose

carolyn grose

Framed by an analysis of two particular ethical rules and their application to specific situations, this piece uses the metaphor of storytelling to explore the lawyer’s role as an effective and ethical client representative. Drawing from the experiences of two sets of clients and their lawyers, the piece proposes an approach to ethical regulation (as one component of the lawyer-client relationship) that requires the lawyer to engage in a deeply contextual analysis of the specific and particular ethical conflicts presented to him in any particular case; and work with his client to determine how to resolve those conflicts.

The first …