 | American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1921 - 1066 pages
...of the merits and probable result of pending or contemplated litigation. The miscarriages to which justice Is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments...assurance. Whenever the controversy will admit of fair adjust ment, the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation. 9. Negotiation* with Opposite... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Ohio State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1909 - 254 pages
...of the merits and probable result of pending or contemplated litigation. The miscarriages to which justice is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments...adjustment, the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation. 9. Negotiations With Opposite Party. A lawyer should not in any way communicate... | |
 | Law - 1920 - 1086 pages
...conflicting interests, except by consent of all concerned, given after a full disclosure of the facts." (3) "Whenever the controversy will admit of fair adjustment, the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation." The duty of ascertaining all the facts before advising thereon will avoid many... | |
 | Canada - 1921 - 804 pages
...the client in selection of counsel. He should avoid representing conflicting interests. (3) Wherever the controversy will admit of fair adjustment the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation. (4) He should treat adverse witnesses, litigants and counsel with fairness,... | |
 | Law - 1908 - 1082 pages
...miscarriages to which justice is subject, and the uncertainty of predicting results, admonish attorneys to beware of bold and confident assurances to clients, especially where the employment depends upon the assurance, and the case is. not plain. 36. Promptness and Punctuality. — Prompt... | |
 | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1978 - 990 pages
...contemplated litigation. He should beware of bold and confident assurances to clients, especially where employment may depend upon such assurance. Whenever...adjustment, the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation. 13. Negotiations with opposing party. A practitioner should not in any way communicate... | |
 | Maryland State Bar Association - 1901 - 216 pages
...miscarriages to which justice is subject, and the uncertainty of predicting results, admonish attorneys to beware of bold and confident assurances to clients, especially where the employment depends upon the assurance, and the •case is not plain. 33. Prompt preparation for trial, punctuality... | |
 | North Carolina Bar Association - Bar associations - 1910 - 248 pages
...opinion of the merits and probable result of pending or complicated litigation. The miscarriages to which justice is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments...confident assurances to clients, especially where tl^e employment may depend upon such assurance. Whenever the controversy will admit of fair adjustment,... | |
 | Commercial law - 1912 - 260 pages
...of the merits and probable result of pending or contemplated litigation. The miscarriages to which justice is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments...adjustment, the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation. 9. Negotiations with Opposite Party. A lawyer should not in any way communicate... | |
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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. The miscarriages to which justice is subject,... 
