| Virginia State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1912 - 396 pages
...station, is the only proper foundation for cordial personal and official relations between Bench and Bar. 4. When Counsel for an Indigent Prisoner. — A lawyer...any trivial reason, and should always exert his best effort? in his behalf. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. — It is the right... | |
| Virginia State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1911 - 384 pages
...only proper foundation for cordial personal and official relations between Bench and Bar. 4. WJien Counsel for an Indigent Prisoner. — A lawyer assigned...excused for any trivial reason, and should always tixert his best efforts in his behalf. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. —... | |
| Virginia State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1903 - 470 pages
...imputing evil designs, and often leads to scandal in the administration of justice. 51. An attorney assigned as counsel for an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any light cause, and should always be a friend to the defenceless and oppressed. Membership Tear. Members.... | |
| Deborah L. Rhode - Law - 2004 - 272 pages
...exhortatory provisions in the ABA's 1908 nonbinding Canons of Professional Ethics. Canon 4 advised that "[a] lawyer assigned as counsel for an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any nontrivial reason," and Canon 12 noted that "a client's poverty" might require a reduced fee or "even... | |
| Deborah L. Rhode - Law - 2005 - 260 pages
...exhortatory provisions in the ABA's 1908 nonbinding Canons of Professional Ethics. Canon 4 advised that "A lawyer assigned as counsel for an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any nontrivial reason." Canon 12 suggested that "a client's poverty" might require a reduced fee or "even... | |
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