Regulation of the legal profession
Subtitle: the essentials
By: Stephen Gillers.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780735577381
Subjects: Attorney and client -- United States; Legal ethics -- United States; Lawyers -- Malpractice -- United States; Lawyers -- United States -- Discipline
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is (are) legal ethics?; title: What do lawyers owe clients? : an introduction; title: What do lawyers owe clients? : competence; title: What do lawyers owe clients? : confidentiality; title: Privilege and confidentiality for organizational clients; title: What do lawyers owe clients? : other attributes of the attorney-client relationship; title: How the law protects the attorney-client relationship; title: Lawyers and money; title: Conflicts of interest : an introduction; title: Current client conflicts; title: Special current client conflict rules; title: Former client conflicts; title: Imputation of conflicts; title: Lawyers in government; title: Consents to conflict; title: Ethics in advocacy; title: Special rules for real evidence; title: The "no comment" rule; title: Transactional lawyers; title: Lawyers for organizations; title: Virtual (or vicarious) clients; title: Judges; title: Admission to the bar; title: Lawyer liability; title: Discipline; title: Restrictions on solicitation and advertising.