The Moral Compass Of The American Lawyer

Author : Richard A. Zitrin
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 030780741X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Moral Compass of the American Lawyer written by Richard A. Zitrin and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are perilous times for Americans who need access to the legal system. Too many lawyers blatantly abuse power and trust, engage in reckless ethical misconduct, grossly unjust billing practices, and dishonesty disguised as client protection. All this has undermined the credibility of lawyers and the authority of the legal system. In the court of public opinion, many lawyers these days are guiltier than the criminals or giant corporations they defend. Is the public right? In this eye-opening, incisive book, Richard Zitrin and Carol Langford, two practicing lawyers and distinguished law professors, shine a penetrating light on the question everyone is asking: Why do lawyers behave the way they do? All across the country, lawyers view certain behavior as "ethical" while average citizens judge that same conduct "immoral." Now, with expert analysis of actual cases ranging from murder to class action suits, Zitrin and Langford investigate lawyers' behavior and its impact on our legal system. The result is a stunningly clear-eyed exploration of law as it is practiced in America today--and a cogent, groundbreaking program for legal reform.

Author : Idaho State Bar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Idaho State Bar Presents the Moral Compass of the American Lawyer written by Idaho State Bar and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Randolph Dos Passos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Lawyer written by John Randolph Dos Passos and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael S. Ariens
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700634096
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawyer's Conscience written by Michael S. Ariens and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1776, Thomas Paine declared the end of royal rule in the United States. Instead, “law is king,” for the people rule themselves. Paine’s declaration is the dominant American understanding of how political power is exercised. In making law king, American lawyers became integral to the exercise of political power, so integral to law that legal ethics philosopher David Luban concluded, “lawyers are the law.” American lawyers have defended the exercise of this power from the Revolution to the present by arguing their work is channeled by the profession’s standards of ethical behavior. Those standards demand that lawyers serve the public interest and the interests of their paying clients before themselves. The duties owed both to the public and to clients meant lawyers were in the marketplace selling their services, but not of the marketplace. This is the story of power and the limits of ethical constraints to ensure such power is properly wielded. The Lawyer’s Conscience is the first book examining the history of American lawyer ethics, ranging from the mid-eighteenth century to the “professionalism” crisis facing lawyers today.

Author : James H. Fierberg
Publisher : American Bar Association
ISBN 13 : 9781641058308
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Civility-based Model for New Lawyers written by James H. Fierberg and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2021 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While new law school graduates are pretty well versed in black letter law, they often lack the interpersonal and psychological skills that are imperative to a successful legal career. This book challenges the new lawyer to view themselves through the lens of their colleagues and clients and also to be aware of the basic behavioral norms that are the basis of a successful practice.

Author : Allan Gerson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351509462
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lawyers' Ethics written by Allan Gerson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frequently the ethical attorney finds himself in a position where he can no longer reconcile con-flicting responsibilities he owes to his clients with those he owes so-ciety and himself. Faced with the dilemma of choice among coun-tervailing and competing obliga-tions, he has little training and precedence to guide him. If he is over forty, the overwhelming probability is that he never took a course on legal ethics; if he looks for a general, up-to-date text to provide insight, he will look in vain. Nor is there a developed body of case law from which to glean an appropriate course of action.This vacuum of authoritative formulations of responsible be-havior is a matter of concern not only to the legal profession, but to all sectors of American society. Lawyers shape the mores and thoughts of all of us. Their will is exerted not only in modifying our national institutions, but ulti-mately our individual, personal sense of values.This volume serves two impor-tant purposes: it provides the interested professional and lay reader with an appreciation of thespectrum of the ethical dilemmas confronting the legal profession, and it provides a sense of balance about the competing consid-erations present in each of these dilemmas. At a time when the legal profession is under attack both from within and without, this book represents some of the best critical thinking by lawyers about their role and responsibilities in American society.

Author : Gleason Leonard Archer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethical Obligations of the Lawyer written by Gleason Leonard Archer and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael S. Ariens
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700633839
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawyer's Conscience written by Michael S. Ariens and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1776, Thomas Paine declared the end of royal rule in the United States. Instead, “law is king,” for the people rule themselves. Paine’s declaration is the dominant American understanding of how political power is exercised. In making law king, American lawyers became integral to the exercise of political power, so integral to law that legal ethics philosopher David Luban concluded, “lawyers are the law.” American lawyers have defended the exercise of this power from the Revolution to the present by arguing their work is channeled by the profession’s standards of ethical behavior. Those standards demand that lawyers serve the public interest and the interests of their paying clients before themselves. The duties owed both to the public and to clients meant lawyers were in the marketplace selling their services, but not of the marketplace. This is the story of power and the limits of ethical constraints to ensure such power is properly wielded. The Lawyer’s Conscience is the first book examining the history of American lawyer ethics, ranging from the mid-eighteenth century to the “professionalism” crisis facing lawyers today.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Lawyer written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas L. Shaffer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
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Download or read book American Legal Ethics written by Thomas L. Shaffer and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: