Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics: Attorney Tort Standards, Attorney Ethics Standards, Judicial Ethics Standards, Recusal and Disqualification of Judges

Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics: Attorney Tort Standards, Attorney Ethics Standards, Judicial Ethics Standards, Recusal and Disqualification of Judges
Author: Robert P. Schuwerk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
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Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics helps determine what constitutes ethical behavior. It provides you with analysis of the full text of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, and the Code of Judicial Conduct. The handbook discusses each disciplinary rule separately, its background, and principal Texas cases and ethics opinions interpreting or commenting on it. It also covers:Behavior that can lead to attorneys being "grieved" or sued for malpracticeBehavior that can lead to a complaint being lodged against judgesHow to best represent attorneys found in a disciplinary situationJudicial canon, including post-1990 Texas cases and judicial ethics opinionsAttorney discipline standards and proceduresFindingsOrdersProcedureNon-Texas authority, when appropriateThis title also includes up-to-date treatment and analysis of attorney tort liability, including plaintiffs' causes of action and defensive issues, and means of removing judges in Texas state court through recusal or disqualification.-from the publisher.

Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics: Attorney Tort Standards, Attorney Ethics Standards

Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics: Attorney Tort Standards, Attorney Ethics Standards
Author: EMERITUS ROBERT P. SCHUWERK
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre:
ISBN:

Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics helps determine what constitutes ethical behavior. It provides you with analysis of the full text of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, and the Code of Judicial Conduct. The handbook discusses each disciplinary rule separately, its background, and principal Texas cases and ethics opinions interpreting or commenting on it. It also covers:Behavior that can lead to attorneys being "grieved" or sued for malpracticeBehavior that can lead to a complaint being lodged against judgesHow to best represent attorneys found in a disciplinary situationJudicial canon, including post-1990 Texas cases and judicial ethics opinionsAttorney discipline standards and proceduresFindingsOrdersProcedureNon-Texas authority, when appropriateThis title also includes up-to-date treatment and analysis of attorney tort liability, including plaintiffs' causes of action and defensive issues, and means of removing judges in Texas state court through recusal or disqualification.-from the publishers.

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.

Modern Litigation and Professional Responsibility Handbook

Modern Litigation and Professional Responsibility Handbook
Author: William H. Fortune
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Total Pages: 818
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0735516286

Find practical answers to hard questions about professional conduct -- and avoid wrong answers that could set back your firm -- with this authoritative guide to legal ethics. Drawing on statutes, standards, and actual cases, the authors show you how to: Evaluate tactics for possible ethical consequences Understand and comply with statutes, procedural rules, and standards of professional conduct while zealously representing your client Prevent your opponents from turning the rules to their own advantage You'll find concise, authoritative discussion of ethical problems that arise in such critical areas as: Investigation of claims Abuse of discovery Conflicts of interest Burdensome interrogatories Trial in the media Voir dire and juror investigation Deposition tactics Special fee arrangements Settlement negotiations Withdrawal and client confidentiality Arguing false inferences based on inadmissible evidence, plus detailed attention to the special problems that arise in criminal defense, insurance defense, and class actions.