Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 28Virginia State Bar Association, 1915 - Bar associations |
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Active members adopted Albemarle County Alexandria amended annual meeting appointed Arlington assessment attorney Bar Association belligerent Big Stone Gap bonds Bristol Britain By-Laws Captain Mahan cents Chairman Charlottesville Chief Justice Christiansburg Circuit client Committee on Admissions Commonwealth's attorney Constitution contraband counsel County Court of Appeals Covington declared District Duty Letter EDWARD elected Executive Committee Fairfax Federal FRANK Fredericksburg GARNETT GEORGE ginia Harrisonburg honor Honorary members JAMES JOHN Jones Judge judicial judiciary lawyer legislative Legislature Letcher LEWIS Lexington license Lynchburg MASSIE ment neutral Newport Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk paper PARRISH Petersburg Portsmouth present President principle printed profession Richmond Richmond Richmond Roanoke Robert ROBT Secretary Section Senate Supreme Court Tappahannock Tazewell thereof THOMAS THOS tion United University Monthly University of Virginia Virginia State Bar Volume Warrenton Washington WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS WILLIAM Winchester Wytheville
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Page 240 - The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men at all times and under all circumstances. No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of its provisions can be suspended during any of the great, exigencies of government.
Page 309 - ... 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 of the service. In fixing fees it should never be forgotten that the profession is a branch...
Page 310 - 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 310 - 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 307 - 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 308 - Professional Colleagues and Conflicts of Opinion. A client's proffer of assistance of additional counsel should not be regarded as evidence of want of confidence, but the matter should be left to the determination of the client. A lawyer should decline association as colleague if it is objectionable to the original counsel, but if the lawyer first retained is relieved, another may come into the case.
Page 228 - Nor does this conclusion by any means suppose a superiority of the Judicial to the Legislative power. It only supposes that the power of the People is superior to both ; and that where the will of the Legislature, declared in its statutes, stands in opposition to that of the People, declared in the Constitution, the Judges ought to be governed by the latter rather than the former. They ought to regulate their decisions by the fundamental laws, rather than by those which are not fundamental.
Page 241 - Not only, therefore, can there be no loss of separate and independent autonomy to the States, through their union under the Constitution, but it may be not unreasonably said that the preservation of the States, and the maintenance of their governments, are as much within the design and care of the Constitution as the preservation of the Union and the maintenance of the National government. The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible...
Page 305 - The future of the Republic, to a great extent, depends upon our maintenance of Justice pure and unsullied. It cannot be so maintained unless the conduct and the motives of the members of our profession are such as to merit the approval of all just men.
Page 221 - If a law should be made inconsistent with those powers vested by this instrument in Congress, the judges, as a consequence of their independence, and the particular powers of government being defined, will declare such law to be null and void; for the power of the Constitution predominates. Any thing, therefore, that shall be enacted by Congress contrary thereto, will not have the force of law.