The Law and Ethics of Lawyering

Download or read book The Law and Ethics of Lawyering written by Geoffrey C. Hazard (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively revised and updated, The Law and Ethics of Lawyering provides an overview of the ethics of practicing law and discusses relevant provisions of the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers. Many segments of the book are substantially enhanced, including the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege, disclosure of client identity, client fraud on third persons or on a tribunal, regulation of excessive fees, the role of the government lawyer, responsibilities of the lawyer for a class, form-of-practice restrictions, regulation of multi-state and international practice, and choice of law in a multi-state practice.