Understanding Lawyers' Ethics, Fifth Edition
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: Mar 18, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9781632845061
Description: Understanding the rules of lawyers' ethics -- The adversary system -- The lawyer's virtue and the client's autonomy -- Zealous representation : the pervasive ethic -- Lawyer-client trust and confidence -- The perjury trilemma -- Counseling clients, coaching witnesses, and cross-examining to discredit the truth -- The impartial judge -- Conflicts of interest : the ethic of prevention and of apperances -- Prosecutors' ethics -- Solicitation of clients : the professional responsibility to chase ambulances -- Lawyer's ethics in a time of crisis or change