Year BookThe Association, 1920 - Bar associations List of members in each volume except 1929/30-1931/32. |
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... or refusing the requests of counsel . ( 1 ) 24 Vroom , 498 ; 25 Vroom , 390 . ( 2 ) 1 South . , 40 ( 1818 ) ; 2 South . , 518 . We need not seek for further instances . I have referred 42 NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION .
... or refusing the requests of counsel . ( 1 ) 24 Vroom , 498 ; 25 Vroom , 390 . ( 2 ) 1 South . , 40 ( 1818 ) ; 2 South . , 518 . We need not seek for further instances . I have referred 42 NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION .
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... Counsel for the defendant urged that if the defendant was held liable it might be that he would be undone . It may , he said , be that many fires have come from this fire and so the defendant may be undone . " What is that to us ...
... Counsel for the defendant urged that if the defendant was held liable it might be that he would be undone . It may , he said , be that many fires have come from this fire and so the defendant may be undone . " What is that to us ...
Page 91
... Counsel told her to go to the State of Connecticut and be married there . The committee decided that it was not improper for counsel to give such advice , but that they did not approve of such counsel going to Connecticut and ...
... Counsel told her to go to the State of Connecticut and be married there . The committee decided that it was not improper for counsel to give such advice , but that they did not approve of such counsel going to Connecticut and ...
Page 97
... counsel . He was a lover of books and his intellectual interests ranged over a wide field . Folk- lore , Indian life and its remains , mechanics and the higher mathematics were fascinating subjects to him . His expert knowledge on many ...
... counsel . He was a lover of books and his intellectual interests ranged over a wide field . Folk- lore , Indian life and its remains , mechanics and the higher mathematics were fascinating subjects to him . His expert knowledge on many ...
Page 99
... counsel to the Exemption Board of the Second District of New Jersey , and as a voluntary director of enforce- ment of the United States Fuel Administration for the State of New Jersey , during the war . In July , 1918 , on the ...
... counsel to the Exemption Board of the Second District of New Jersey , and as a voluntary director of enforce- ment of the United States Fuel Administration for the State of New Jersey , during the war . In July , 1918 , on the ...
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action ALBERT ALFRED REED amendments American Bar Association annual meeting appointed attorney Bar Examiners Chancellor CHARLES client Committee on Admissions Committee on Legal common law Constitution Council counsel County Court of Chancery court of equity covenant duty Edward Q elected Ethics and Grievances GEORGE Hartshorne HENRY interest JAMES Jersey Justice Jersey State Bar JOHN JOSEPH Judge Judicial District June June 14 Keasbey law school lawyer League Legal Education legislation liberties litigation matter ment Morristown motion was carried Mount Holly N. J. Atlantic City N. J. Bridgeton N. J. Camden N. J. Hackensack N. J. Hoboken N. J. Jersey City N. J. Mount Holly N. J. New Brunswick N. J. Newark N. J. Paterson N. J. Somerville N. J. Trenton N. J. Vineland N. J. Woodbury Perth Amboy Plainfield pleading President professional reform rules statute Supreme Court tion vote WILLIAM
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Page 123 - ... the lawyer's appearance for others in cases likely to arise out of the transaction, and in which there is a reasonable expectation...
Page 129 - ... profession, and should accept without hesitation employment against a member of the Bar who has wronged his client. The counsel upon the trial of a cause in which perjury has been committed owe it to the profession and to the public to bring the matter to the knowledge of the prosecuting authorities. The lawyer should aid in guarding the Bar against the admission to the profession of candidates unfit or unqualified because deficient in either moral character or education. He should strive at...
Page 121 - It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons, victims only of suspicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense. Having undertaken such defense, the lawyer is bound by all fair and honorable means, to present every defense that the law of the land permits, to the end that no person may be deprived of life or liberty, but by due process of law.
Page 124 - The office of attorney does not permit, much less does it demand of him for any client, violation of law or any manner of fraud or chicane. He must obey his own conscience and not that of his client.
Page 129 - ... breed litigation by seeking out those with claims for personal injuries or those having any other grounds of action in order to secure them as clients, or to employ agents or runners for like purposes, or to pay or reward, directly or indirectly, those who bring or influence the bringing of such cases to his office...
Page 126 - It is not candid or fair for the lawyer knowingly to misquote the contents of a paper, the testimony of a witness, the language or the argument of opposing counsel, or the language of a decision or a textbook; or with knowledge of its invalidity, to cite as authority a decision that has been overruled, or a statute that has been repealed; or in argument to assert as a fact that which has not been proved...
Page 121 - It is unprofessional to represent conflicting interests, except by express consent of all concerned given after a full disclosure of the facts. Within the meaning of this canon, a lawyer represents conflicting interests when, in behalf of one client, it is his duty to contend for that which duty to another client requires him to oppose.
Page 129 - ... remunerate policemen, court or prison officials, physicians, hospital attaches or others who may succeed, under the guise of giving disinterested friendly advice, in influencing the criminal, the sick and the injured, the ignorant or others, to seek his professional services. A duty to the public and to the profession devolves upon every member of the Bar, having knowledge of such practices upon the part of any practitioner, immediately to inform thereof to the end that the offender may be disbarred.
Page 123 - ... while employed in the particular case or antagonisms with other clients; (3) the customary charges of the Bar for similar services; (4) the amount involved in the controversy and the benefits resulting to the client from the services; (5) the contingency or the certainty of the compensation; and (6) the character of the employment, whether casual or for an established and constant client. No one of these considerations in itself is controlling. They are mere guides in ascertaining the real value...
Page 124 - 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.