Ethical Obligations of the LawyerLittle, Brown, 1910 - 367 Seiten |
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... individual lawyer must now give place to a definite and positive codifi- cation of ethics . The reform movement has manifested itself in the adoption of codes of ethics by various bar as- sociations throughout the country . The present ...
... individual lawyer must now give place to a definite and positive codifi- cation of ethics . The reform movement has manifested itself in the adoption of codes of ethics by various bar as- sociations throughout the country . The present ...
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... Individual 129 SEC . 53. Duty to Account . . . 130 SEC . 54 . Return of Documents and Papers . 131 SEC . 55. Duty to respect Confidences 131 SEC . 56 . Summary of Chapter . 132 CHAPTER VII DUTIES TO ADVERSE PARTY SEC . 57 . Not to ...
... Individual 129 SEC . 53. Duty to Account . . . 130 SEC . 54 . Return of Documents and Papers . 131 SEC . 55. Duty to respect Confidences 131 SEC . 56 . Summary of Chapter . 132 CHAPTER VII DUTIES TO ADVERSE PARTY SEC . 57 . Not to ...
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... individual and a new standing in society , but with the addi- tional powers and the newly acquired station in life come also new duties and increased responsi- bilities . The layman has changed to the lawyer . Whether he will prove ...
... individual and a new standing in society , but with the addi- tional powers and the newly acquired station in life come also new duties and increased responsi- bilities . The layman has changed to the lawyer . Whether he will prove ...
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... individual cases , that the legal pro- fession as a whole is awakening to the necessity of elevating ethical standards and forcing out of the profession those guilty of discreditable prac- tices . It is coming to be realized that a ...
... individual cases , that the legal pro- fession as a whole is awakening to the necessity of elevating ethical standards and forcing out of the profession those guilty of discreditable prac- tices . It is coming to be realized that a ...
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... individual who has confided in him . Being a lawyer involves a positive duty to keep locked in his own bosom a secret confided to him by a client.1 He has no right to disclose confidential communications without the consent of the ...
... individual who has confided in him . Being a lawyer involves a positive duty to keep locked in his own bosom a secret confided to him by a client.1 He has no right to disclose confidential communications without the consent of the ...
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Seite 313 - ... of action in order to secure them as clients, or to employ agents or runners for like purposes, or to pay or reward directly or indirectly, those who bring or influence the bringing of such cases to his office, or to remunerate policemen, court or prison officials, physicians, hospital attaches or others who may succeed, under the guise of giving disinterested friendly advice, in influencing the criminal, the sick and the injured, the ignorant or others, to seek his professional services.
Seite 300 - Marked attention and unusual hospitality on the part of a lawyer to a Judge, uncalled for by the personal relations of the parties, subject both the Judge and the lawyer to misconstructions of motive and should be avoided. A lawyer should not communicate or argue privately with the Judge as to the merits of a pending cause, and he deserves rebuke and denunciation for any device or attempt to gain from a Judge special personal consideration or favor.
Seite 316 - ... impress upon the client and his undertaking exact compliance with the strictest principles of moral law. He must also observe and advise his client to observe the statute law, though until a statute shall have been construed and interpreted by competent adjudication, he is free and is entitled to advise as to its validity and as to what he conscientiously believes to be its just meaning and extent. But above all a lawyer will find his highest honor in a deserved reputation for fidelity to private...
Seite 124 - In determining the amount of the fee, it is proper to consider: (1) the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved and the skill requisite properly to conduct the cause; (2) whether the acceptance of employment in the particular case will preclude the lawyer's appearance for others in cases likely to arise out of the transaction, and in which there is a reasonable expectation...
Seite 306 - entire devotion to the interest of the client, warm zeal in the maintenance and defense of his rights and the exertion of his utmost learning and ability," to the end that nothing be taken or be withheld from him, save by the rules of law, legally applied. No fear of judicial disfavor or public unpopularity should restrain him from the full discharge of his duty.
Seite 124 - ... while employed in the particular case or antagonisms with other clients; (3) the customary charges of the bar for similar services ; (4) the amount involved in the controversy and the benefits resulting to the client from the services ; (5) the contingency or the certainty of the compensation; and (6) the character of the employment, whether casual or for an established and constant client. No one of these considerations in itself is controlling. They are mere guides in ascertaining the real...
Seite 311 - A lawyer openly, and in his true character may render professional services before legislative or other bodies, regarding proposed legislation and in advocacy of claims before departments of government, upon the same principles of ethics which justify his appearance before the courts...
Seite 314 - Lawyers should expose without fear or favor before the proper tribunals corrupt or dishonest conduct in the profession, and should accept without hesitation employment against a member of the Bar who has wronged his client. The counsel upon the trial of a cause in which perjury has been committed owe it to the profession and to the public to bring the matter to the knowledge of the prosecuting authorities.
Seite 299 - It is the duty of the bar to endeavor to prevent political considerations from outweighing judicial fitness in the selection of judges. It should protest earnestly and actively against the appointment or election of those who are unsuitable for the bench...
Seite 312 - Stirring up Litigation, Directly or Through Agents. — It Is unprofessional for a lawyer to volunteer advice to bring a lawsuit, except in rare cases where ties of blood, relationship or trust make it his duty to do so. Stirring up strife and litigation is not only unprofessional, but it is indictable at common law.