Ethics

New Edition of ULE

The 4th edition of Understanding Lawyers? Ethics has just come out.  It includes:

? A new section on Law vs. Justice, in addition to the section on Moral Values and Ethical Choices.   

? A new chapter on Lawyers? Ethics in a Time of Crisis.

? A chapter on Judicial Ethics, including an argument that election of judges is a violation of due process, and commentary on the failure of several Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves when required by the Constitution and by statute to do so.

? A demonstration that the corporate-fraud ?report up? and ?report out? provisions have been deliberately drafted to defeat their purported purpose.

?  Harmonization of Primus and Ohralik, showing that even in-person solicitation of clients is entitled to a level of First Amendment protection.

? An on-line debate on professionalism and whether a lawyer should take advantage of an adversary?s mistake.

Full post as published by Legal Ethics Forum on November 11, 2010 (boomark / email).