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The widely used Problems in Legal Ethics supplements the current edition of West's Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes and incorporates many recent changes in legal ethics. Each chapter begins with a set of problems for discussion in the classroom. For each major topic, background reading material illustrates the variety of sources a lawyer or judge can use when seeking answers to ethics questions. Supplemental readings include the ABA Model Code and other ethics rules, judicial opinions, ethics committee opinions, and excerpts from articles and books written by judges, lawyers, and law teachers. Updated to incorporate recent developments in legal ethics, the new edition includes 2003 amendments to the ABA Model Rules, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and proposed amendments to the ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct.

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• Preface(p. iii)
• Table of Cases(p. xxiii)
• Table of References to ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct(p. xxvii)
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Legal Ethics
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 1)
• I How to Use This Book
• II Short Form Citations
• III Purposes of This Book
• IV "Ethics" and "Legal Ethics"
• Reading Assignment(p. 1)
• Discussion Problems(p. 1)
• How to Use This Book(p. 2)
• Short Form Citations(p. 3)
• Purposes of This Book(p. 3)
• "Ethics" and "Legal Ethics"(p. 4)
• John Stuart Mill on Utilitarianism(p. 5)
• James Rachels on Utilitarianism(p. 10)
• Roots of the Golden Rule(p. 17)
• Immanuel Kant on the Categorical Imperative(p. 20)
• Onora O'Neill Commentary on Kant's Theory(p. 24)
• Chapter 2 Sources and Application of Legal Ethics Rules
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 28)
• I The Organization of the Bar
• II Sources of Legal Ethics Rules
• III Lawyer Disciplinary Proceedings
• Reading Assignment(p. 28)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 29)
• Discussion Problems(p. 29)
• The Organization of the Bar(p. 30)
• Admission to Practice in the Courts of a State(p. 31)
• In re DeBartolo(p. 33)
• Admission to Practice in Other States and the Federal Courts(p. 35)
• Lawyer Associations(p. 36)
• Sources of Guidance on Legal Ethics(p. 40)
• Discipline(p. 42)
• In re Mountain(p. 43)
• In re Holmay(p. 45)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 47)
• Chapter 3 Beginning and Ending the Lawyer-Client Relationship
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 51)
• I Beginning the Lawyer-Client Relationship
• II Ending the Lawyer-Client Relationship
• III Frivolous Claims
• Reading Assignment(p. 51)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 51)
• Discussion Problems(p. 52)
• Beginning the Lawyer-Client Relationship(p. 53)
• The Attorney's Oath(p. 53)
• Who Should Pay When the Client Cannot?(p. 54)
• Bothwell v. Republic Tobacco Co.(p. 56)
• Outlook for the Future(p. 67)
• Ruskin v. Rodgers(p. 68)
• Rosenberg v. Levin(p. 69)
• Holmes v. Y.J.A. Realty Corp.(p. 73)
• Kriegsman v. Kriegsman(p. 74)
• Frivolous Claims(p. 76)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 77)
• Chapter 4 Advertising and Solicitation
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 82)
• I Historical Summary
• II Historical Summary, Continued
• Reading Assignment(p. 82)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 82)
• Discussion Problems(p. 82)
• Historical Summary(p. 84)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona(p. 87)
• Historical Summary, Continued(p. 95)
• Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc.(p. 100)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 105)
• Chapter 5 Attorney Fees and Fiduciary Duties
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 110)
• I Attorney Fees
• II Fiduciary Duties
• Reading Assignment(p. 110)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 110)
• Discussion Problems(p. 110)
• Robert L. Wheeler, Inc. v. Scott(p. 114)
• ABA Formal Opinion 93-379(p. 118)
• The Billable Hours Treadmill(p. 126)
• Questions and Answers About Contingent Fees(p. 131)
• Loans to Clients(p. 134)
• Client Trust Accounts(p. 134)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 138)
• Chapter 6 Competence, Diligence, and Unauthorized Practice
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 142)
• I Professional Discipline for Lack of Competence or Diligence
• II Liability for Malpractice
• III Unauthorized Practice and Other Relations with Non-Lawyers
• Reading Assignment(p. 142)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 142)
• Discussion Problems(p. 143)
• Legal Malpractice(p. 146)
• The Ethics of Second-Rate Legal Service(p. 154)
• Multi-Jurisdictional and Multi-Disciplinary Practice(p. 157)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 160)
• Chapter 7 Confidential Information
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 165)
• I Comparison of the Ethical Duty and the Attorney-Client Privilege
• II Exceptions to the Ethical Duty
• Reading Assignment(p. 165)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 165)
• Discussion Problems(p. 165)
• Washington v. Olwell(p. 167)
• People v. Meredith(p. 171)
• Exceptions to the Ethical Duty of Confidentiality(p. 179)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 181)
• Chapter 8 Candor in Litigation
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 185)
• I The Attorney's Duty of Candor in Litigation
• Reading Assignment(p. 185)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 185)
• Discussion Problems(p. 185)
• The Trilemma: Trust, Confidentiality, and Candor(p. 187)
• People v. Johnson(p. 193)
• ABA Formal Opinion 93-376(p. 202)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 206)
• Chapter 9 Fairness in Litigation
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 211)
• I The Attorney's Duty to Be Fair in Litigation
• Reading Assignment(p. 211)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 211)
• Discussion Problems(p. 212)
• Witness Coaching(p. 214)
• Colorado Bar Association Opinion 70(p. 217)
• Public Comments About Pending Litigation(p. 219)
• Matter of Vincenti(p. 222)
• The Prosecutor's Special Duties(p. 225)
• The Duties of the Criminal Defense Lawyer(p. 227)
• Why I Defend Guilty Clients(p. 227)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 230)
• Chapter 10 Bias in (and Out of) the Courtroom
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 234)
• I Types of Bias Lawyers Face
• II Settings for Bias
• III How Can Bias Be Remedied?
• Reading Assignment(p. 234)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 234)
• Discussion Problems(p. 235)
• Introduction(p. 236)
• The Effects of Gender in the Federal Courts: The Final Report of the Ninth Circuit Gender Bias Task Force(p. 237)
• The Study of Gender in the Courts: Keeping Bias at Bay(p. 239)
• What's Gender Got to Do With It? Incivility in the Federal Courts(p. 239)
• What Judges Can Learn From Gender Bias Task Force Studies(p. 240)
• Final Report of the Special Committee on Race and Ethnicity to the D.C. Circuit Task Force on Gender, Race, and Ethnic Bias(p. 243)
• Symposium on Racial Bias in the Judicial System, Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force on Racial Bias in the Judicial System: Access to Representation and Interaction, and General Civil Process(p. 247)
• In re Charges of Unprofessional Conduct Contained in Panel File 98-26(p. 250)
• In re Plaza Hotel Corporation(p. 251)
• In re Vincenti(p. 252)
• In re Kirby(p. 254)
• Still Officers of the Court: Why the First Amandment Is no Bar to Challenging Racism, Sexism and Ethnic Bias in the Legal Profession(p. 256)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 258)
• Chapter 11 Conflicts of Interest-Lawyers, Clients, and Third Parties
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 261)
• I Respective Authority of Attorney and Client
• II Conflicts Created by Third Party Interference With the Attorney-Client Relationship
• III Conflicts between the Lawyer's Interests and the Client's Interests
• Reading Assignment(p. 261)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 261)
• Discussion Problems(p. 262)
• Allocating Decision-Making Between Lawyer and Client(p. 267)
• Beckwith Machinery Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.(p. 269)
• Geoffrey Hazard, Ethics in the Practice of Law(p. 273)
• Phillips v. Carson(p. 276)
• AAA Plumbing Pottery Corp. v. St. Paul Ins. Co. of Illinois(p. 280)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 285)
• Chapter 12 Conflicts of Interest-Conflicts Between Two Clients
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 290)
• I Conflicts Between the Interests of Two Clients
• Reading Assignment(p. 290)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 290)
• Discussion Problems(p. 290)
• State Farm Mutual Automotive Ins. Co. v. K.A.W.(p. 292)
• Haagen-Dazs Co., Inc. v. Perche No! Gelato, Inc.(p. 297)
• Joint Representation(p. 303)
• Imputed Disqualification and Screening(p. 305)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 306)
• Chapter 13 Lawyers in Law Firms and Specialized Practice Areas
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 311)
• I Lawyers as Group Practitioners
• II Lawyer as Employee
• III Specialized Lawyer Roles
• Reading Assignment(p. 311)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 311)
• Discussion Problems(p. 312)
• American Lawyers in the year 2000: An Introduction(p. 314)
• New Forms of Legal Practice(p. 316)
• Law Firm Breakups(p. 317)
• Law Firm Discipline(p. 318)
• General Dynamics Corp. v. Superior Court(p. 319)
• Lawyer as Problem-Solver(p. 333)
• The Lawyer as Problem Solver and Third-Party Neutral: Creativity and Non-Partisanship in Lawyering(p. 333)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 337)
• Chapter 14 Judicial Conduct
• What This Chapter Covers(p. 339)
• I Standards of Conduct for Judicial Officers
• Reading Assignment(p. 339)
• Supplemental Reading(p. 339)
• Discussion Problems(p. 339)
• Judicial Standards and Discipline(p. 342)
• McCullough v. Comm'n on Judicial Performance(p. 343)
• Perpich v. Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co.(p. 348)
• Judges, Politics, and Free Speech(p. 355)
• Multiple Choice Questions(p. 359)
• Appendix Answers to Multiple Choice Questions
• Chapter Two
• Chapter Three
• Chapter Four
• Chapter Five
• Chapter Six
• Chapter Seven
• Chapter Eight
• Chapter Nine
• Chapter Ten
• Chapter Eleven
• Chapter Twelve
• Chapter Thirteen
• Chapter Fourteen
• Index(p. 385)