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Legal Ethics, Professional Responsibility, and the Legal Profession

1st Edition
Gregory C. Sisk | Susan Saab Fortney | Charles Gardner Geyh | Neil W. Hamilton | William D. Henderson | Vincent R. Johnson | Katherine R. Kruse | Stephen L. Pepper | Melissa H. Weresh
ISBN: 9781634605113
Subject: Professional Resp/Ethics
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 1140
Copyright: 2018 | Status: In Stock
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As the legal profession undergoes structural changes, longstanding principles of ethics still govern the day-to-day lives of practicing lawyers. This new Hornbook on professional responsibility provides both a snapshot of ongoing systemic changes and a thorough examination of the fundamentals of lawyer and judicial ethics. As a multi-dimensional work by scholarly experts in several fields, the Hornbook (1) begins with the changing environment in which legal services are provided in the modern economy; (2) continues with a theoretical grounding of legal ethics in moral philosophy; (3) offers empirical evidence and discussion about professional formation and moral development; (4) provides a comprehensive analysis of the law of lawyer ethics; (5) includes a rich discussion of the modern law of legal malpractice, and (6) concludes with exploration of the rules of judicial ethics.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Hornbooks
Publication Date: 06/09/2018

Gregory C. Sisk, University of St. Thomas-MN School of Law

Susan Saab Fortney, Texas A&M University School of Law

Charles Gardner Geyh, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington

Neil W. Hamilton, University of St. Thomas-MN School of Law

William D. Henderson, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington

Vincent R. Johnson, St. Mary's University School of Law

Katherine R. Kruse, Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Stephen L. Pepper, University of Denver College of Law

Melissa H. Weresh, Drake University Law School

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