Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Mar. 22, 2019
How not to be a lawyer
A lawyer who finds himself in a situation of having to turn on his client in an attempt to justify his own intentional misconduct is in the wrong profession. This might appear to sweep with too broad a brush, but it identifies a situation that illustrates far too often a misunderstanding of the essence of lawyering.
Mark L. Tuft
Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
Legal malpractice (certified), media law, civil and criminal litigation in federal and state courts
1333 North California Boulevard Suite 450
Walnut Creek , CA 94596
Phone: (415) 765-6215
Email: mark.tuft@wbd-us.com
UC Hastings
A lawyer who finds himself in a situation of having to turn on his client in an attempt to justify his own intentional misconduct is in the wrong profession. This might appear to sweep with too broad a brush, b...
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