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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL ETHICS1

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS1

READING ASSIGNMENT1

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS1

How to Use This Book2

Short Form Citations3

Purposes of This Book3

“Ethics” and “Legal Ethics”4

John Stuart Mill on Utilitarianism5

James Rachels on Utilitarianism10

Roots of the Golden Rule17

Immanuel Kant on the Categorical Imperative20

Onora O’Neill Commentary on Kant’s Theory24

CHAPTER 2. SOURCES AND APPLICATION OF LEGAL ETHICS RULES28

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS28

READING ASSIGNMENT28

SUPPLEMENTAL READING28

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS29

The Organization of the Bar30

Admission to Practice in the Courts of a State31

In re DeBartolo33

Admission to Practice in Other States and the Federal Courts35

Lawyer Associations36

Sources of Guidance on Legal Ethics40

Discipline42

In re Mountain43

In re Holmay45

Multiple Choice Questions46

CHAPTER 3. BEGINNING AND ENDING THE LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP51

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS51

READING ASSIGNMENT51

SUPPLEMENTAL READING51

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS52

Beginning the Lawyer-Client Relationship53

The Attorney’s Oath53

Who Should Pay When the Client Cannot?54

Bothwell v.Republic Tobacco Co.56

Outlook for the Future67

Ruskin v.Rodgers68

Rosenberg v.Levin69

Holmes v.Y.J.A.Realty Corp.73

Kriegsman v.Kriegsman74

Frivolous Claims76

Multiple Choice Questions77

CHAPTER 4.ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION82

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS82

READING ASSIGNMENT82

SUPPLEMENTAL READING82

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS82

Historical Summary84

Bates v.State Bar o f Arizona88

Historical Summary, Continued95

Florida Bar v.Went For It,Inc.100

Multiple Choice Questions105

CHAPTER 5.ATTORNEY FEES AND FIDUCIARY DUTIES110

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS110

READING ASSIGNMENT110

SUPPLEMENTAL READING110

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS110

Robert L.Wheeler, Inc.v.Scott114

ABA Formal Opinion 93-379118

The Billable Hours Treadmill126

Questions and Answers About Contingent Fees131

Loans to Clients134

Client Trust Accounts134

Multiple Choice Questions138

CHAPTER 6. COMPETENCE, DILIGENCE,AND UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE142

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS142

READING ASSIGNMENT142

SUPPLEMENTAL READING142

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS143

Legal Malpractice146

The Ethics of Second-Rate Legal Service154

Multi-Jurisdictional and Multi-Disciplinary Practice157

Multiple Choice Questions160

CHAPTER 7. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION165

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS165

READING ASSIGNMENT165

SUPPLEMENTAL READING165

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS165

Washington v.Olwell167

People v.Meredith171

Exceptions to the Ethical Duty of Confidentiality179

Multiple Choice Questions181

CHAPTER 8.CANDOR IN LITIGATION185

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS185

READING ASSIGNMENT185

SUPPLEMENTAL READING185

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS185

The Trilemma: Trust,Confidentiality,and Candor187

People v.Johnson193

ABA Formal Opinion 93-376202

Multiple Choice Questions206

CHAPTER 9.FAIRNESS IN LITIGATION211

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS211

READING ASSIGNMENT211

SUPPLEMENTAL READING211

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS212

Witness Coaching214

Colorado Bar Association Opinion70217

Public Comments About Pending Litigation219

Matter of V ncenti222

The Prosecutor’s Special Duties225

The Duties of the Criminal Defense Lawyer227

Why I Defend Guilty Clients227

Multiple Choice Questions230

CHAPTER 10. BIAS IN（AND OUT OF）THE COURTROOM234

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COvERS234

READING ASSIGNMENT234

SUPPLEMENTAL READING234

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS235

Introduction236

The Effects of Gender in the Federal Courts: The Final Report of the Ninth Circuit Gender Bias Task Force237

The Study of Gender in the Courts: Keeping Bias at Bay239

What’s Gender Got to Do With It? Incivility in the Federal Courts239

What Judges Can Learn From Gender Bias Task Force Studies240

Final Report of the Special Committee on Race and Ethnicity to the D.C. Circuit Task Force on Gender, Race, and Ethnic Bias243

Symposium on Racial Bias in the Judicial System, Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force on Racial Bias in the Judicial System: Access to Representation and Interaction, and General Civil Process247

In re Charges of Unprofessional Conduct Contained in Panel File 98-26250

In re Plaza Hotel Corporation251

In re Vincenti252

In re Kirby254

Still Officers of the Court Why the First Amandment Is no Bar to Challenging Racism, Sexism and Ethnic Bias in the Legal Profession256

Multiple Choice Questions259

CHAPTER 11. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST—LAWYERS,CLIENTS, AND THIRD PARTIES261

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS261

READING ASSIGNMENT261

SUPPLEMENTAL READING261

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS262

Allocating Decision-Making Between Lawyer and Client268

Beckwith Machinery Co.v.Travelers Indemnity Co.269

Geoffrey Hazard, Ethics in the Practice of Law273

Phillips v.Carson276

AAA Plumbing Pottery Corp.v.St.Paul Ins.Co.of Illinois280

Multiple Choice Questions285

CHAPTER 12.CONFLICTS OF INTEREST—CONFLICTS BETWEEN TWO CLIENTS290

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS290

READING ASSIGNMENT290

SUPPLEMENTAL READING290

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS290

State Farm Mutual Automotive Ins.Co.v.KA.W.292

Haagen-Dazs Co., Inc.v.Perche No！Gelato,Inc.297

Joint Representation303

Imputed Disquafication and Screening305

Multiple Choice Questions306

CHAPTER 13.LAWYERS IN LAW FIRMS AND SPECIALIZED PRACTICE AREAS311

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS311

READING ASSIGNMENT311

SUPPLEMENTAL READING311

DISCUSSION PROBLEMS312

American Lawyers in the Year 2000: An Introduction314

New Forms of Legal Practice316

Law Firm Breakups317

Law Firm Discipline318

General Dynamics Corp.v.Superior Court319

Lawyer as Problem-Solver333

The Lawyer as Problem Solver and Third-Party Neutral: Creativity and Non-Partisanship in Lawyering333

Multiple Choice Questions337

CHAPTER 14. JUDICIAL CONDUCT339

WHAT THIS CHAPTER COVERS339

READING ASSIGNMENT339

SUPPLEMENTAL READING339

Judicial Standards and Discipline340

Judicial Ethics Bee340

Judges, Politics, and Free Speech354

Recusal of U.S.Supreme Court Justices359

INDEX387