Ethics of the Practice of the LawDaily Record Company, 1909 - 92 Seiten |
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... honor alone were relied upon . And it was launched and maintained with men as its teachers who were recognized in the educational world as distinctively representative men in their several departments . It had thrived and grown in ...
... honor alone were relied upon . And it was launched and maintained with men as its teachers who were recognized in the educational world as distinctively representative men in their several departments . It had thrived and grown in ...
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... honor , truth , frankness , rectitude , as well as to be well informed , intelligent . Again , confidence is attracted by dignity of character , by courteous consideration , by breadth of mental concep- tion , by accuracy of reasoning ...
... honor , truth , frankness , rectitude , as well as to be well informed , intelligent . Again , confidence is attracted by dignity of character , by courteous consideration , by breadth of mental concep- tion , by accuracy of reasoning ...
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... honor and promptness and in his grasp of the facts that pertain to the various activities of life with their analogies conse- quently he need never feel obliged to indulge in any sen- timent except such as is thoroughly consistent with ...
... honor and promptness and in his grasp of the facts that pertain to the various activities of life with their analogies conse- quently he need never feel obliged to indulge in any sen- timent except such as is thoroughly consistent with ...
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... honor to the office and not by a desire for the distinction the position may bring to themselves . 3. Attempts to Exert Personal Influence on the Court . Marked attention and unusual hospitality on the part of a lawyer to a Judge ...
... honor to the office and not by a desire for the distinction the position may bring to themselves . 3. Attempts to Exert Personal Influence on the Court . Marked attention and unusual hospitality on the part of a lawyer to a Judge ...
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... honor would forbid him to do for himself . 16. Restraining Clients from Improprieties . A law- yer should use his best efforts to restrain and to prevent his clients from doing those things which the lawyer him- self ought not to do ...
... honor would forbid him to do for himself . 16. Restraining Clients from Improprieties . A law- yer should use his best efforts to restrain and to prevent his clients from doing those things which the lawyer him- self ought not to do ...
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Seite 81 - ... 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. A self-respecting independence in the discharge of professional duty, without denial or diminution of the courtesy and respect due the Judge's station, is the only proper foundation for cordial personal and official relations between Bench and Bar.
Seite 92 - I will abstain from all offensive personality, and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness, unless required by the justice of the cause with which I am charged; I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any man's cause for lucre or malice. So HELP ME GOD.
Seite 83 - When lawyers jointly associated in a cause cannot agree as to any matter vital to the interest of the client, the conflict of opinion should be frankly stated to him for his final determination. His decision should be accepted unless the nature of the difference makes it impracticable for the lawyer whose judgment has been overruled to co-operate effectively. In this event it is his duty to ask the client to relieve him.
Seite 83 - The miscarriages to which justice is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments in evidence and witnesses, and through mistakes of juries and errors of Courts, even though only occasional, admonish lawyers to beware of bold and confident assurances to clients, especially where the employment may depend upon such assurance. Whenever the controversy will admit of fair adjustment, the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation.
Seite 83 - Property. Money of the client or other trust property coming into the possession of the lawyer should be reported promptly, and except with the client's knowledge and consent should not be commingled with his private property or be used by him.
Seite 84 - Fixing the Amount of the Fee. — In fixing fees, lawyers should avoid charges which overestimate their advice and services, as well as those which undervalue them. A client's ability to pay cannot justify a charge in excess of the value of the service, though his poverty may require a less charge, or even none at all.
Seite 90 - His appearance in Court should be deemed equivalent to an assertion on his honor that in his opinion his client's case is one proper for judicial determination.
Seite 87 - It is not candid or fair for the lawyer knowingly to misquote the contents of a paper, the testimony of a witness, the language or the argument of opposing counsel, or the language of a decision or a text-book; or with knowledge of its invalidity, to cite as authority a decision that has been overruled, or a statute that has been repealed...
Seite 91 - Correspondingly, he advances the honor of his profession and the best interests of his client when he renders service or gives advice tending to impress upon the client and his undertaking exact compliance with the strictest principles of moral law.
Seite 87 - The conduct of the lawyer before the court and with other lawyers should be characterized by candor and fairness. It is not candid or fair for the lawyer knowingly to misquote the contents of a paper, the testimony of a witness, the language or the argument of opposing counsel, or the language of a decision or a textbook; or with knowledge of its invalidity, to cite as authority a decision that has been...