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29 sie 2017 · In “The Top Ten: A Summary of Recent Professional Liability Cases,” I have compiled a list of the top ten ways in which lawyers get themselves disciplined, with the help of Charles M. Kidd and Max Hsu. This updated version includes cases from 2014-2017, as well as several revised sections.
14 lip 2022 · There are a lot of law firms that make extraordinary claims and some that even show up at your door uninvited. Understanding what constitutes unethical behavior on the part of a lawyer can save you time and money when you are seeking an attorney to represent you.
law office conversations are almost always moral conversations. This is so because they involve law; law is a claim which people make on one another - a claim resting on obligation, a moral claim - and one upon which they may seek the sanction and coercion of the state.
2 paź 2020 · In this article, we contribute to sociological literatures on morality, professional and institutional contexts, and morally stigmatized ‘dirty work’ by emphasizing and exploring how they mutually inform one another in lawyers’ work activities.
6 mar 2019 · For example, associates transporting and working on files from their off-hours legal jobs may increase the risks of breaches in confidentiality or potential conflicts of interest when working for clients during their day jobs. Further, moonlighting creates insurance coverage risks.
17 sie 2018 · Oliver Wendell Holmes. Perhaps more than in any other profession, legal practitioners are often confronted with moral issues for which laws, statutes and especially codes of ethics do not...
20 lis 2018 · This essay presents a moral justification for the current generally accepted amoral ethical role of the lawyer. The justification is premised primarily upon the values of individual autonomy, equality, and diversity. Based upon these values, the author argues that the amoral role is the correct moral stance for the lawyer as a professional, is ...
