Why Lawyers Behave As They Do
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 case.In Why Lawyers Behave as They Do, Paul Haskell explains the professional rules that govern how lawyers behave and which permit—or require—conduct that laypersons may find unethical. In his criticism of the traditional role of lawyers, Haskell proposes an alternative—and controversial—model of behavior.
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Why Lawyers Behave As They Do
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 case.In Why Lawyers Behave as They Do, Paul Haskell explains the professional rules that govern how lawyers behave and which permit—or require—conduct that laypersons may find unethical. In his criticism of the traditional role of lawyers, Haskell proposes an alternative—and controversial—model of behavior.
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Why Lawyers Behave As They Do

Why Lawyers Behave As They Do

by Paul G. Haskell
Why Lawyers Behave As They Do

Why Lawyers Behave As They Do

by Paul G. Haskell

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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 case.In Why Lawyers Behave as They Do, Paul Haskell explains the professional rules that govern how lawyers behave and which permit—or require—conduct that laypersons may find unethical. In his criticism of the traditional role of lawyers, Haskell proposes an alternative—and controversial—model of behavior.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813368979
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/27/1998
Series: New Perspectives on Law, Culture and Society Series
Edition description: REV
Pages: 136
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile: 1340L (what's this?)

About the Author

Paul G. Haskell is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

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
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