Fair Fight Legal Ethics for Litigators.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fox, Lawrence J.
Otros Autores: Martyn, Susan R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: La Vergne : American Bar Association, 2020.
Temas:
Legal ethics > United States.
Trial practice > United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Brief Contents
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Author Biographies
  • Part One: The Big Picture
  • The Daunting Task
  • Chapter 1: Five Steps to a Fair Fight
  • 1.01 Step One: Identify Your Client Obligations-The Six Cs
  • 1.02 Step Two: Clarify Your Fee
  • 1.03 Step Three: Attend to the Six Cs
  • Client Identification
  • Competence
  • Control
  • Communication
  • Confidentiality
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • 1.04 Step Four: Observe the Limits of the Law
  • 1.05 Step Five: Recognize Remedies
  • 1.06 Our Problem Approach
  • LinkedIn
  • Part Two: Who Is Your Client?
  • Why Identifying Your Client Matters
  • Chapter 2: Beginning a Client-Lawyer Relationship: Actual, Implied, and Prospective Clients
  • 2.01 Introduction: When Does It All Begin?
  • 2.02 Marketing
  • Modern Marketing
  • 2.03 Engagement Agreements
  • 2.04 Crafting an Engagement Letter
  • The Engagement Letter
  • 2.05 Engagement Letters: Wrap-Up
  • 2.06 Non-engagement Letters
  • 2.07 The Meaning of the Initial Meeting
  • The Nonexistent Non-engagement Letter
  • 2.08 Implied Clients
  • The Speech
  • 2.09 Social Meetings
  • Casual Advice
  • 2.10 E-lawyering
  • Website Advertising
  • 2.11 Prospective Clients
  • Beauty Contests
  • Chapter 3: Ending a Client-Lawyer Relationship: Former Clients
  • 3.01 Introduction: Completing a Representation
  • 3.02 Disengagement Letters
  • 3.03 Staying In or Getting Out
  • Completing a Case
  • 3.04 What Do You Intend?
  • The Ambiguous Disengagement Letter
  • 3.05 Keeping Confidences
  • The Wrong Use
  • 3.06 Lawyers Changing Jobs
  • Departing General Counsel
  • Chapter 4: Court Appointments, Pro Bono, and Unpopular Clients
  • 4.01 Introduction: Clients Who Have Difficulty Finding a Lawyer
  • 4.02 Court Appointments in Criminal Cases
  • The Obstinate Defendant
  • 4.03 Court Appointments in Civil Cases
  • Appointed Pro Bono
  • 4.04 Pro Bono Clients
  • The Legal Services Hotline
  • 4.05 Unpopular Clients
  • But They Can Pay
  • Chapter 5: Joint Clients
  • 5.01 Introduction: Joint Clients and Joint Loyalty
  • 5.02 Marriage Dissolution
  • Prohibited Joint Clients
  • 5.03 Group or Aggregate Settlements
  • The Homeowner's Settlement
  • 5.04 Accommodation Clients
  • Accommodating the Client's Employee
  • Prospective Waivers
  • Confidential Information and Third-Party Payment
  • 5.05 Employer and Employee
  • The Company Accident
  • 5.06 Co-plaintiffs
  • All in the Family
  • 5.07 Common-Interest Arrangements
  • Coerced Cooperation
  • Chapter 6: Insurance Defense and Other Third-Party Funders
  • 6.01 Introduction: The Triangular Relationship
  • 6.02 Third-Party Funders
  • Professional Independence?
  • 6.03 Insurers
  • The Eternal Triangle
  • 6.04 Offers to Settle Within Policy Limits
  • The Unreasonable Insurance Company
  • 6.05 Policy Defenses
  • Learning Too Much

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