Lawyers and the legal profession
By: Roy D. Simon, Jr., Burnele V. Powell, Carol A. Needham.
Contributors: Powell, Burnele V. 1947-; Needham, Carol A.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis Matthew Bender
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Newark, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780820561158
Subjects: Legal ethics -- United States -- Cases; Practice of law -- United States -- Cases
Genres: Cases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Creating and maintaining a profession; title: The gates to the profession?the keys to the office; title: Admission to the bar; title: The unauthorized practice of law by nonlawyers; title: The unauthorized practice of law by lawyers; title: Introduction to secrecy; title: The attorney-client privilege; title: Client identity and the attorney-client privilege; title: The attorney-client privilege and physical evidence; title: Exceptions to the ethical duty of confidentiality; title: Exceptions to the attorney-client privilege; title: Dead man talking: the attorney-client privilege after a client dies; title: Corporations, corruption, and confidentiality; title: Principles of the adversary system; title: Civil matters and the adversary system; title: The no-contact rule: communicating with represented parties; title: The client's role in the adversary system; title: The perplexing problem of perjury; title: Candor and deception in offering testimony; title: Introduction to conflicts of interest; title: Who is a client?; title: Conflicts of interest with current clients; title: Conflicts of interest with former clients; title: Imputed conflicts and firewalls; title: Business transaction with clients; title: Introduction to legal fees: legal services for clients who can pay; title: Legal services for clients who cannot pay; title: Contingent fees: promise and problems; title: How do lawyers get clients?; title: How do lawyers get in trouble?; title: Are you your brother?s keeper?; title: Legal malpractice and other suits against lawyers; title: Improving legal education; title: Who are the lawyers?; title: The diversity of the legal profession; title: Fighting discrimination in the legal profession: how should the legal profession fight discrimination?.