Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics

Author: RICHARD. ZITRIN

Publisher:

Published: 2023-08-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781531020620

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This book can be used either as a stand-alone reference text for practitioners, or as a rules book in Legal Ethics, Legal Profession, and Professional Responsibility classes to supplement coursebooks for such courses, including Legal Ethics in the Practice of Law by Zitrin et al., now in its fifth edition. This rules edition includes ABA and California changes through 2022, including important amendments regulating the operation of client trust accounts. This book also includes a detailed substantive rule-by-rule comparison of the ABA Model Rules and both new and former California Rules, and changes to the ABA and California Judicial Codes through 2022, including revisions regulating judges' conduct during elections.

Social Media for Lawyers
Social Media for Lawyers

Author: Carolyn Elefant

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9781604429206

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Many lawyers view social media as a passing fad, but lawyers who dismiss social media do so at their peril. This cutting-edge guide shows lawyers how to use a practical, goal-centric approach to social media. By enabling lawyers to identify the social media platforms and tools that fit their practice, lawyers can implement them easily, efficiently, and ethically. Written by two lawyers, this book is designed with both the novice and advanced user in mind.

2021 Louisiana Legal Ethics
2021 Louisiana Legal Ethics

Author: Dane S Ciolino

Publisher:

Published: 2021-01-27

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13:

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Thousands of complaints are filed against Louisiana lawyers each year. Many are caused by simple mistakes and innocent misunderstandings about what the rules of conduct require. For straightforward answers to professional responsibility questions, get Louisiana Legal Ethics: Standards & Commentary (2021), a comprehensive source for Louisiana legal ethics rules, cases, and indispensable practical advice. Updated for 2021 with more than 40 new reported decisions and ethics opinions. Prof. Dane S. Ciolino edits and annotates this book. He serves as the Alvin R. Christovich Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he teaches legal ethics, advocacy, and evidence.

Professional Responsibility in Focus
Professional Responsibility in Focus

Author: John P. Sahl

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2021-01-12

Total Pages: 698

ISBN-13: 1543831206

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The Second Edition of Professional Responsibility in Focus offers a comprehensive, updated exposition of the law governing lawyers and judges. Real-world scenarios throughout the text provide students numerous opportunities for students to apply what they have learned and solidify their understanding of important concepts. New to the Second Edition: More than a dozen new cases and other recent developments—such as the amended advertising and solicitation rules—in an expanded, practice-oriented text with new and revised footnotes. Professors and students will benefit from: Clear and concise coverage of the attorney-client relationship, competence, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and more. Key Concepts at the start of each chapter and Chapter Summaries at the end of each chapter facilitate study and review Case Previews and Post Case Follow-Ups that frame each case writing clarifies the rules and aid in student understanding An introduction to the legal profession Real Life Applications and Applying the Rules exercises challenge students to apply what they have learned to realistic hypothetical scenarios Updates to Chapter One, on the moral responsibility of lawyers, that provides context for understanding and situating the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility covered in the chapters that follow. 12-chapter organization is easily adapted to two or three-credit courses

Model Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement
Model Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement

Author: American Bar Association. Standing Committee on Professional Discipline

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13:

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"The ABA model rules for lawyer disciplinary enforcement were adopted by the American Bar Association House of Delegates on August 11, 1993, and amended in 1995, 1996 and 1999"--T.p. verso.

Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: Ellen J. Bennett

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 821

ISBN-13: 9781641054300

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"The eighth edition of the Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct presents an authoritative and practical analysis of the lawyer ethics rules and the cases, ethics opinions, and other legal authorities essential to understanding them. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct were adopted by the ABA in 1983 and have been amended numerous times since. This new edition of the Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct represents a major refinement of previous editions. It takes into account all amendments through February 2013, as well as the American Law Institute's Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers (2000)"--Acknowledgments.