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Lawyers in the dock : learning from attorney disciplinary proceedings /

Using detailed records of disciplinary proceedings and six disciplinary case studies, Abel describes the actions surrounding certain cases based on three of the most common complaints: neglecting the client, overcharging of clients, and betraying adversaries and courts out of excessive loyalty to cl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abel, Richard L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Lawyers > New York (State) > New York.
Legal ethics > New York (State)
Lawyers
Legal ethics
New York (State)
New York (State) > New York
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Trust and betrayal
  • Juggling too many balls
  • Practicing immigration law in Filene's Basement
  • The overachiever
  • Bleak House in America
  • The perils of perfectionism
  • The purloined papers
  • Restoring trust.