 Advising Upon the Merits of a Client's Cause.— A lawyer should endeavor to obtain full knowledge of his client's cause before advising thereon, and he is bound to give a candid opinion of the merits and probable result of pending or contemplated litigation.  American Law School Review - Page 1991906Full view - About this book
 | Law - 1908 - 398 pages
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 | 1908 - 1066 pages
...but by due process of law ;" the right of the client to receive from the lawyer whose advice he asks a candid opinion of the merits and probable result of pending or contemplated litigation ; the impropriety, in fixing fees, of charging a client in excess of the value of the service because of... | |
 | American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1915 - 990 pages
...prohahle result of pending or contemplated litigation. The miscarriages to which justice is suhject, hy reason of surprises and disappointments in evidence...Courts, even though only occasional, admonish lawyers to heware of hold and confident assurances to clients, especially where the employment may depend upon... | |
 | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1978 - 990 pages
...been clearly earned. 12. Advising upon the merits of a client's cause. A practitioner should endeavor to obtain full knowledge of his client's cause before...probable result of pending or contemplated litigation. He should beware of bold and confident assurances to clients, especially where employment may depend... | |
 | Thomas Hughes - Legal ethics - 1909 - 102 pages
...the client to relieve him. 8. Advising Upon the Merits of a Client's Cause. A lawyer should endeavor to obtain full knowledge of his client's cause before...contemplated litigation. The miscarriages to which at times justice is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments in evidence and witnesses,... | |
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