Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Why It Matters: A Preface for Students ... And My Casebook "Philosophy"(p. xxv)
• Acknowledgments(p. xxxi)
• A Word About Case Editing(p. xxxv)
• Chapter I Where Do "Ethics" Rules Come From?(p. 1)
• Part 1 The Client-Lawyer Relationship(p. 19)
• Chapter II Defining the Client-Lawyer Relationship(p. 21)
• A. Is There a Client Here?(p. 22)
• B. Elements of the Client-Lawyer Relationship(p. 27)
• C. Autonomy of Attorneys and Clients(p. 85)
• D. Terminating the Relationship(p. 102)
• Chapter III Protecting the Client-Lawyer Relationship Against Outside Interference(p. 107)
• A. Communicating with Another Lawyer's Clients(p. 108)
• B. Improper Acquisition of Confidential Information(p. 134)
• Chapter IV Financing Legal Services (and Dividing the Money)(p. 143)
• A. The Role of the Marketplace(p. 146)
• B. Unethical Fees(p. 154)
• C. Contingent Fees and Statutory Limits(p. 173)
• D. Minimum Fee Schedules(p. 184)
• E. Court-Awarded Fees(p. 188)
• F. Mandatory Pro Bono Plans(p. 213)
• G. Who Gets the Money?(p. 219)
• Part 2 Conflicts of Interest(p. 227)
• Chapter V Concurrent Conflicts of Interest(p. 229)
• A. Client-Lawyer Conflicts(p. 235)
• B. Client-Client Conflicts(p. 260)
• C. The Advocate-Witness Rule(p. 333)
• Chapter VI Successive Conflicts of Interest(p. 339)
• A. Private Practice(p. 339)
• B. Imputed Disqualification and Migratory Lawyers(p. 362)
• C. Government Service(p. 378)
• Part 3 Special Lawyer Roles(p. 391)
• Chapter VII Ethics in Advocacy(p. 393)
• A. Five Views on Adversary Justice(p. 398)
• B. Are Lawyers Morally Accountable for Their Clients?(p. 418)
• C. Truth and Confidences(p. 422)
• D. Fostering Falsity or Advancing Truth?(p. 457)
• E. Frivolous Positions and Abusive Tactics(p. 492)
• F. Dilatory Tactics(p. 496)
• G. Hardball(p. 499)
• H. Misstating Facts, Precedent, or the Record(p. 505)
• I. The Obligation to Reveal Adverse Legal Authority(p. 507)
• Chapter VIII Real Evidence(p. 513)
• Chapter IX Lawyers for Entities(p. 541)
• A. Conflicts and Confidentiality in Entity Representation(p. 545)
• B. Retaliatory Discharge and Whistleblowing(p. 571)
• Chapter X Negotiation and Transactional Matters(p. 597)
• Chapter XI Judges(p. 631)
• A. Conflicts and Disqualification(p. 635)
• B. Expressions of Gender, Racial, and Other Bias(p. 664)
• Part 4 Avoiding and Redressing Professional Failure(p. 677)
• Chapter XII Control of Quality: Reducing the Likelihood of Professional Failure(p. 679)
• A. Admission to the Bar(p. 682)
• B. Transient Lawyers and Multijurisdictional Firms: Local Interests Confront a National Bar(p. 707)
• C. The Ethical Duty of Competence(p. 743)
• D. Continuing Legal Education(p. 745)
• E. Supervisory Responsibilities(p. 746)
• F. Unauthorized Practice of Law(p. 750)
• G. Specialization(p. 763)
• Chapter XIII Control of Quality: Remedies for Professional Failure(p. 765)
• A. Malpractice and Breach of Fiduciary Duty(p. 765)
• B. Proving Malpractice(p. 787)
• C. Beyond Malpractice: Other Grounds for Attorney Liability to Clients and Third Parties(p. 813)
• D. Discipline(p. 834)
• E. Constitutional Protection in Criminal Cases(p. 881)
• Chapter XIV Control of Quality: Lay Participation in Law Business (And Law Firm Ancillary Services)(p. 901)
• A. Nonprofit Entities and Intermediaries(p. 906)
• B. For-Profit Enterprises(p. 923)
• C. May a Law Firm Own an Ancillary Business?(p. 934)
• Part 5 First Amendment Rights of Lawyers(p. 941)
• Chapter XV Free Speech Rights of Lawyers(p. 943)
• A. Public Comment About Pending Cases(p. 946)
• B. Public Comment About Judges and Courts(p. 972)
• C. Mandatory Bar Membership(p. 982)
• Chapter XVI Marketing Legal Services(p. 985)
• A. Defining the Borders: Bates and Ohralik(p. 986)
• B. Defining the Center: Zauderer, Shapero, and Peel(p. 997)
• C. Defining the Methodology(p. 1018)
• D. Defining the Rules(p. 1023)
• E. Solicitation by Public Interest and Class Action Lawyers(p. 1029)
• Table of Cases(p. 1041)
• Table of Code, Rules, and Restatement Provisions(p. 1057)
• Index(p. 1061)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Stephen Gillers is the author of several law books on the topics of justice and morals. Books such as Regulation of Lawyers: Problems of Law and Ethics and Getting Justice: The Rights of People outline problems in the American justice system and confront ethical questions that face the judicial system and the public. Gillers has also written numerous articles on many topics, including Kenneth Starr and the Whitewater scandal.

Gillers graduated from Brooklyn College and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1968. After a brief stint in private practice, he turned to teaching and is now a professor of law at New York University School of Law. Gillers' expertise in the field of legal ethics makes him a highly sought-after speaker, who has spoken before Congress.

(Bowker Author Biography)