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Attorney Professional courtesy

By Brian F. LaBovick

This week I read an interesting post from a fellow legal blogger at Blawgletter re: California Supreme Court Upholds Professional Duties: DQ Awaits Cheaters. The post was about a case Rico v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp.,, No. 123808 (Cal. Dec. 13, 2007).

As a young attorney it was hard to balance the greater needs of society with the absolute duty to crush and burn any opposing party to your client's interest. I remember clearly arguing with a more mature and wise attorney about the benefits of professional courtesy vs. the need to do the very best for your client. It is the same with the "notes on the table" decision. In my younger days I would have had a hard time emotionally giving up that advantage. Now that I see that society benefits from professional and honest representation across the board, I am less tempted to keep this type of information.

Brian

Full post as published by Whistleblower Law Blog on December 21, 2007 (boomark / email).