Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Dec. 20, 2019
Professional responsibility: Client is overbilling tempting, but treacherous
Former associate justice of the Supreme Court Potter Stewart (1958-1981) advanced a very simple but elegant description of ethics. He said, “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” This is particularly applicable when it comes to the overbilling problem historically inherent in the practice of law.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
Former associate justice of the Supreme Court Potter Stewart (1958-1981) advanced a very simple but elegant description of ethics. He said, "Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do." This is particularly applicable when it comes to the overbilling problem historically inherent in the practice of law.
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