Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Louisiana Legal Advisor

Louisiana Legal Advisor
Author: Stephen E. Covell
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2012-07-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781455617159

Negotiate Louisiana's legal system with this easy guide! From buying a home and writing a will to starting a business, this reference has invaluable information that can save Louisiana residents time, money, and worry. A do-it-yourself guide advises on how to collect a debt, recover a deposit, change your name, write a will, and file a suit. Frequently asked questions and a glossary of terms are also included.

2021 Louisiana Legal Ethics

2021 Louisiana Legal Ethics
Author: Dane S Ciolino
Publisher:
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2021-01-27
Genre:
ISBN:

Thousands of complaints are filed against Louisiana lawyers each year. Many are caused by simple mistakes and innocent misunderstandings about what the rules of conduct require. For straightforward answers to professional responsibility questions, get Louisiana Legal Ethics: Standards & Commentary (2021), a comprehensive source for Louisiana legal ethics rules, cases, and indispensable practical advice. Updated for 2021 with more than 40 new reported decisions and ethics opinions. Prof. Dane S. Ciolino edits and annotates this book. He serves as the Alvin R. Christovich Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he teaches legal ethics, advocacy, and evidence.

Bar Briefs

Bar Briefs
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1937
Genre: Bar associations
ISBN:

Your Louisiana Legal Advisor

Your Louisiana Legal Advisor
Author: Stephen E. Covell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1987
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780935773002

This is a guidebook to Louisiana law. Topics include marraige, separation & divorce, parental rights, purchasing a home, landlord & tenants, estate planning, successions, partnerships, incorporation, contracts, employment rights, consumer law, bankruptcy, collection, small claims court & a guide to the courts.

Flood of Lies

Flood of Lies
Author: James A. Cobb
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2013-07-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781455617890

Defending Hurricane Katrina's most notorious couple. In the media storm that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005, nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano were vilified for allegedly causing the deaths of 35 residents of St. Rita's Nursing Home in low-lying St. Bernard Parish. This book, written by the lawyer who defended them, reveals the gripping, true story behind the couple's heartrending decision not to evacuate and their persecution at the hands of the government sworn to protect them.