Ethics

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?Lawyers:  Why We Are Different and Why We Are the Same"

Lawyers are more than ever interested in their ethical obligations, as malpractice law suits and government enforcement actions ? both based on the Rules of Professional Conduct ? are on the increase. To what extent do the ethics rules make lawyers different than other professionals? And, to what extent are lawyers like so many others, who rationalize their shortcomings and ethics violations? Finally, what can courts and law firms do to create incentives for lawyers to follow the rules that already exist.