Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 27Virginia State Bar Association, 1914 - Bar associations |
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... reasons therefore , accompanied by a draft of the proposed amending act . Mr. A. W. Patterson , of Richmond : Mr ... reason to believe that the revisors will welcome the suggestions , provided they are concisely stated 14 GENERAL MINUTES.
... reasons therefore , accompanied by a draft of the proposed amending act . Mr. A. W. Patterson , of Richmond : Mr ... reason to believe that the revisors will welcome the suggestions , provided they are concisely stated 14 GENERAL MINUTES.
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... reason the revisors did not want to ask the Association to take action . I do not know the reason . This is a matter in which the As- sociation has been deeply interested for several years and has fought for very persistently ; and now ...
... reason the revisors did not want to ask the Association to take action . I do not know the reason . This is a matter in which the As- sociation has been deeply interested for several years and has fought for very persistently ; and now ...
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... reasons stated concisely , but that he confine each recom- mendation to a single subject , thus saving an avalanche of such suggestions and the possible disregard by the revisors of many , if not all of them . The annual meeting of the ...
... reasons stated concisely , but that he confine each recom- mendation to a single subject , thus saving an avalanche of such suggestions and the possible disregard by the revisors of many , if not all of them . The annual meeting of the ...
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... reason for their conduct , or to withdraw the various amendments , and particularly the last one , that made it necessary for the system of rules proposed to be prepared by the Court , to be reported back to the legislature for ...
... reason for their conduct , or to withdraw the various amendments , and particularly the last one , that made it necessary for the system of rules proposed to be prepared by the Court , to be reported back to the legislature for ...
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... reason of the affection known as green gill ; House Bill 450 , to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Franklin in their dis- cretion to relieve the purchasers of the stock of the Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad ...
... reason of the affection known as green gill ; House Bill 450 , to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Franklin in their dis- cretion to relieve the purchasers of the stock of the Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad ...
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Page 264 - The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...
Page 300 - The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause or to make a defense when convinced that it is intended merely to harass or to injure the opposite party or to work oppression or wrong. But otherwise it is his right, and, having accepted retainer, it becomes his duty to insist upon the judgment of the Court as to the legal merits of his client's claim. His appearance in Court should be deemed equivalent to an assertion on his honor that in his opinion his client's case is one proper for judicial...
Page 294 - In the judicial forum the client is entitled to the benefit of any and every remedy and defense that is authorized by the law of the land, and he may expect his lawyer to assert every such remedy or defense.
Page 291 - The obligation to represent the client with undivided fidelity and not to divulge his secrets or confidences forbids also the subsequent acceptance of retainers or employment from others in matters adversely affecting any interest of the client with respect to which confidence has been reposed.
Page 264 - Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid Governments shall approve of as just and equitable; and that the same canals or railways, being open to the citizens and subjects of the United States and Great Britain on equal terms...
Page 295 - A lawyer should always treat adverse witnesses and suitors with fairness and due consideration, and he should never minister to the malevolence or prejudices of a client in the trial or conduct of a cause. The client cannot be made the keeper of the lawyer's conscience in professional matters. He has no right to demand that his counsel shall abuse the opposite party or indulge in offensive personalities. Improper speech is not excusable on the ground that it is what the client would say if speaking...
Page 291 - Interests. — It is the duty of a lawyer at the time of retainer to disclose to the client all the circumstances of his relations to the parties, and any interest in or connection with the controversy, which might influence the client in the selection of counsel.
Page 294 - Controversies with clients concerning compensation are to be avoided by the lawyer so far as shall be compatible with his self-respect and with his right to receive reasonable recompense for his services ; and lawsuits with clients should be resorted to only to prevent injustice, imposition or fraud.
Page 300 - No lawyer is obliged to act either as adviser or advocate for every person who may wish to become his client. He has the right to decline employment.
Page 293 - Fixing the Amount of the Fee. — In fixing fees, lawyers should avoid charges which overestimate their advice and services, as well as those which undervalue them. A client's ability to pay cannot justify a charge in excess of the value of the service, though his poverty may require a less charge, or even none at all.