Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, Volume 40E.C. Markley & Son, 1915 - Bar associations |
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... practice of depending mainly upon the reports of committees , unless there is some very obvious question of policy that can be disposed of at once on the floor . I mention this situation only in order that the Association may see how ...
... practice of depending mainly upon the reports of committees , unless there is some very obvious question of policy that can be disposed of at once on the floor . I mention this situation only in order that the Association may see how ...
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... practice , ever since that year , as if it were international law , and that it is , may , I think , now fairly be assumed . In 1868 we engrafted on the law of nations the principle that every man has a right to change his nationality ...
... practice , ever since that year , as if it were international law , and that it is , may , I think , now fairly be assumed . In 1868 we engrafted on the law of nations the principle that every man has a right to change his nationality ...
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... practice may be claimed from the great treatise of Grotius on the law of war and peace . The empire , he says , over a part of the sea may be gained in a similar way to that on which the empire over land may depend : by having a fleet ...
... practice may be claimed from the great treatise of Grotius on the law of war and peace . The empire , he says , over a part of the sea may be gained in a similar way to that on which the empire over land may depend : by having a fleet ...
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... practice . They have , however , not had opportunity since this bill was enacted to formulate in detail the changes which they think necessary and proper . From the best information that can be gathered from testimony that has been ...
... practice . They have , however , not had opportunity since this bill was enacted to formulate in detail the changes which they think necessary and proper . From the best information that can be gathered from testimony that has been ...
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... practice of the law by unauthorized persons has been the subject of efficient action by certain associations which have realized that statutes forbidding such practice cannot in their nature accomplish much unless the hands of ...
... practice of the law by unauthorized persons has been the subject of efficient action by certain associations which have realized that statutes forbidding such practice cannot in their nature accomplish much unless the hands of ...
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Page 542 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use. and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
Page 953 - Restraining Clients from Improprieties. A lawyer should use his best efforts to restrain and to prevent his clients from doing those things which the lawyer himself ought not to do, particularly with reference to their conduct towards Courts, judicial officers, jurors, witnesses and suitors. If a client persists in such wrong-doing the lawyer should terminate their relation.
Page 416 - Person" includes a corporation or partnership or two or more persons having a joint or common interest. To "purchase" includes to take as mortgagee and to take as pledgee.
Page 949 - It is the duty of the lawyer to maintain towards the Courts a respectful attitude, not for the sake of the temporary incumbent of the judicial office, but for the maintenance of its supreme importance.
Page 951 - Efforts, direct or indirect, in any way to encroach upon the business of another lawyer, are unworthy of those who should be brethren at the Bar ; but, nevertheless, it is the right of any lawyer, without fear or favor, to give proper advice to those seeking relief against unfaithful or neglectful counsel, generally after communication with the lawyer of whom the complaint is made.
Page 444 - Do any other act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of a partnership, (d) Confess a judgment, (e) Submit a partnership claim or liability to arbitration or reference.
Page 953 - entire devotion to the interest of the client, warm zeal in the maintenance and defense of his rights and the exertion of his utmost learning and ability...
Page 954 - It is unprofessional and dishonorable to deal other than candidly with the facts in taking the statements of witnesses, in drawing affidavits and other documents, and in the presentation of causes.
Page 958 - I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any man's cause for lucre or malice. So HELP ME GOD.
Page 958 - I will employ for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to me such means only as are consistent with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or law...