Lawyers, Clients and Moral Responsibility

by Shaffer, Thomas L.; Cochran, Robert F., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780314039330
• ISBN10: 0314039333
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-06-01
• Publisher: West Group

Summary

Intended for use in law school courses that teach the fundamentals of legal ethics in conjunction with the current edition of West's Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes. Contains readings on moral philosophy. Includes parts of John Stuart Mill's essay on utilitarianism, a discussion of the golden rule, and parts of Immanuel Kant's discussion of the categorical imperative. Includes a set of problems for discussion in the classroom and background readings for each major topic. Includes ethics rules, judicial opinions, ethics committee opinions, and excerpts from articles and books written by judges, lawyers, and law teachers.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Four Approaches to Moral Choices in Legal Representation
The Lawyer as Godfather: Lawyer Control and Client Victory	p. 5
The Lawyer as Hired Gun: Client Control and Client Autonomy	p. 15
The Lawyer as Guru: Lawyer Control and Client Rectitude	p. 30
The Lawyer as Friend: Moral Discourse and Client Goodness	p. 40
Moral Values for the Law Office
Whose Moral Values? What Moral Values?	p. 56
Justice	p. 62
Mercy/Care	p. 70
Truthfulness	p. 82
Lawyers, Clients, and Moral Discourse
Styles of Counseling and Moral Discourse	p. 94
A Framework for Moral Discourse	p. 113
Conclusion	p. 135
Index	p. 137
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