Ethical Obligations of the LawyerExcerpt from Ethical Obligations of the Lawyer The great movement for the uplifting of the morale of the profession of law that is sweeping the country has brought prominently to the front the subject of Legal Ethics. It has become recognized among lawyers that the old custom of leaving professional ethics to the untutored ethical instincts of the individual lawyer must now give place to a definite and positive codification of ethics. The reform movement has manifested itself in the adoption of codes of ethics by various bar associations throughout the country. The present volume is a treatise explanatory of the principles underlying the rules of professional conduct adopted by the bar associations, together with such other principles of legal ethics as would confront the lawyer in his everyday practice. Legal Ethics include not only an intelligent watchfulness to do right but also a knowledge of long established customs and traditions of the profession. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
