1st Edition

Why Lawyers Behave As They Do

By Paul G. Haskell Copyright 1998
    144 Pages
    by Routledge

    Over the past five years, the American Bar Association and legal educators themselves have been expanding the discussion of professional responsibility. Traditionalists state that lawyers must maximize the gain for their client regardless of whether that means turning a blind eye to behavior or facts which may serve justice but hinder the client's

    Preface -- The Behavior of Lawyers -- The Lawyer's Service on Behalf of an Immoral Objective -- The Morality of the Means -- A Troubled Profession -- Appendix: Excerpts from Professional Rules

    Biography

    Haskell, Paul G.