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Lawyers in the dock : learning from attorney disciplinary proceedings / Richard L. Abel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abel, Richard L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lawyers--New York (State)--New York.
- Lawyers.
- Legal ethics--New York (State).
- Legal ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (584 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 clients or causes.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 529-560) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-045197-1
- 0-19-987180-9
- 1-282-73082-7
- 9786612730825
- 0-19-970580-1
- OCLC:
- 383687949
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