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The Sale Of A Law Practice: The Model Rules Of Professional Conduct Point In A New Direction, Stephen E. Kalish May 1985

The Sale Of A Law Practice: The Model Rules Of Professional Conduct Point In A New Direction, Stephen E. Kalish

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The 1982 New York Legal Aid Strike: Ethical Implications Under The Code Of Professional Responsibility, Randy Lee Arthur Jan 1985

The 1982 New York Legal Aid Strike: Ethical Implications Under The Code Of Professional Responsibility, Randy Lee Arthur

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Whither Jurisprudence?, Anthony D'Amato Jan 1985

Whither Jurisprudence?, Anthony D'Amato

Faculty Working Papers

After considering the side road of critical legal studies, I shall try to indicate the major signposts to a more complete jurisprudence. These signposts take the form of questions or anomalies in our present understanding of law. I will conclude that only by following these signposts, by exploring these questions and anomalies, will we begin to uncover the nature of law and justice.


Limits To Attorney-Client Confidentiality: A "Philosophically Informed" And Comparative Approach To Legal And Medical Ethics, Nancy J. Moore Jan 1985

Limits To Attorney-Client Confidentiality: A "Philosophically Informed" And Comparative Approach To Legal And Medical Ethics, Nancy J. Moore

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Attorney Disqualification For A Conflict Of Interest In Federal Civil Litigation: A Confusing Body Of Law In Need Of Organization, Bruce L. Silverstein Jan 1985

Attorney Disqualification For A Conflict Of Interest In Federal Civil Litigation: A Confusing Body Of Law In Need Of Organization, Bruce L. Silverstein

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pedagogy Without Purpose: An Essay On Professional Responsibility Courses And Casebooks, Erwin Chemerinsky Jan 1985

Pedagogy Without Purpose: An Essay On Professional Responsibility Courses And Casebooks, Erwin Chemerinsky

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Training The Ethical Lawyer: A Rejoinder To Schneyer, Erwin Chemerinsky Jan 1985

Training The Ethical Lawyer: A Rejoinder To Schneyer, Erwin Chemerinsky

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Taking And Pursuing A Case: Some Observations Regarding "Legal Ethics" And Attorney Accountability, Richard H. Underwood Jan 1985

Taking And Pursuing A Case: Some Observations Regarding "Legal Ethics" And Attorney Accountability, Richard H. Underwood

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

This Article addresses some of the potential liabilities that may arise from an attorney's decision to decline, refer, undertake, continue or discontinue the prosecution of a civil action. This Article suggests that counsel's obligations to his or her client, adversary, and fellow members of the bar, as well as to the judiciary and the justice system, can be balanced without subjecting attorneys to liability. This balance can be attained, however, only if potential problems are spotted and minimal precautions are taken.


Ethics: Professionalism, Craft, And Failure, James R. Elkins Jan 1985

Ethics: Professionalism, Craft, And Failure, James R. Elkins

Kentucky Law Journal

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On Being Pleasant: Ethics In Estate Planning, Thomas L. Shaffer Jan 1985

On Being Pleasant: Ethics In Estate Planning, Thomas L. Shaffer

Journal Articles

The play “Harvey” teaches a valuable lesson on legal ethics through the character Elwood. Elwood teaches how being pleasant does more for a person than being smart. Legal ethics in estate planning is examined through three points of view: the reality of professional life in estate planning, the reality of client life in estate planning, and the reality of life in families that are affected by estate planning. In discussing each point of view, the Author uses the actions of Elwood to demonstrate and argue that professional ethics is not just a system for staying out of trouble, but is …