Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-06-14
CODE OF ETHICS PREPARED
FOR THE LEGAL FRATERNITY
1t viii Be Submitted to the American Bar Association at
Seattle in August for Approval or crcicism-Poposed
to Create Standard of Professional Conduct
Between the Attorney and His Client

runners for like purposes, or who
pays or rewards directly or indirect
~ thOss Who bring or influence the
bringing of such cases to his office.
Responsibility for Litigatiop--No
lawyer is obliged to act either as adj
wiser or advocate for any person WHO
may wish to become his client. He
aas The right TO refuse retzinsrs.
every lawvc~ must decide what bnsk
ness he vii, sccept as counselor.
what causes b viii bring into court
FOR plaintiffs, what cases he wiz can-
lest in court for defendants.
THE Lawyers Duty in Its Last
Analy sis-No client, corporate or in
diyidual. however powerful, nor any
cause, civil or political however inn
portant. yis entitled to receive, nor
should any lawyer. render any service
or advice involving disloyalty to the
law whose ministers we are. or disre-
spect OF the judicial Office, when we
are bound To uphold, or corruption OF
any person or persons exercising a
public Office orsprivate trust or decep-
tion or betrayal of the public. When
rendering any such improper service
or advice the lawyer lays aside his
robe or Office aIo in his own person
invites and merits stern and just
condemnation. Correspondence, he
advances the honor of his profession
dHd the best interests OF his client
when he renders service or gives ad
vice tending 70 impress upon the
client and his undertaking exact com
pliarces with the strietest principles
of moral lay"
Finishing its report, the committee
commends for adoption the following
oath of admission to the bar as con
tanning clearly the general principles
which should ever control the lawyer
in his profession:
I do solennly swear:
| will support the Constitution Ul
the United States and the State Of
l will maintain the respect due to
courts of justice and judicial officers.
L will counsel and maintain Oitiy
such actions, proceedings md ae.
lenses as appear to me legally de
h3table and Just, except The defenso
person charged with a public oE
'ferse;
| will employ for the purpose IL
maintaining the causes sonfidtd in
nla such means oniF as are consistent
Wit /. truth and homer and viii never
seek to mislead the judge or Jury IN
any artifice or false statement of fac.
or law;
| VIII maintain the confidence and
preserve inviolate the secrets of my
client. and viii accept no compensa-
ton in connection with his business
except from him or with his know
edge and approval;
| will abstain from all offensive pei
sOnality. and advance no fact pre-
judicial to he honor and reputation
OF a party IT witness, uhless reluiT.
ed by the Justice or the cause vita
which I am charged;
/ viii never reject. from any consid-
Grafton personal to myself. the cause
Of the defenseless or oppressed, nor
delay any mans cause for ;ucre or
malice. So help me God.
The report is signed by Alton p
Parker. former chief justice of the
New York. State Court of Appeals:
Justice Brewer Of the Supreme CouFr
OF the United States, Judge Thomas
G.. Jones Of the United States Court
in Alabama, J. M Dickinson. presi-
dent OF the American Bar Associa
ton; George r. Peck and William
Writ Howe, former president of the
association, and Francis I.yude Stst-
son. president of the New York Bar
Association.