Title: Professional responsibility : a contemporary approach /
Authors: Pearce, Russell G.; Capra, Daniel J., 1953-; Green, Bruce A.
Publisher: Thomson/West,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Legal ethics United States Cases.
Contents: Introducing professionalism and legal ethics -- The basic elements of law practice -- Finding and billing clients -- The lawyer's duty of confidentiality -- Conflicts of interest -- The lawyer's duties to the legal system, the profession, and nonclients -- Special ethical rules : prosecutors and judges -- What is the proper role of a lawyer -- Why do lawyers have special privileges and responsibilities.