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Preface to the Second Edition	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Initial Reflections on Ethics, Morality and Justice in an Adversary System	p. 13
The Lawyer-Client Relationship	p. 35
Undertaking a Case	p. 37
Hanging Out Your Shingle	p. 37
Must We Take This Case?	p. 59
Getting a Client and Getting Paid	p. 77
Communication and Confidentiality	p. 103
Roger Earl Receives Some Evidence	p. 103
When Does a Lawyer Talk Too Much?	p. 131
Technology + Confidentiality = Trouble	p. 151
Loyalties and Conflicts of Interest	p. 175
When Are Two Clients Too Many?	p. 175
Who Is My Client?	p. 197
What Happens When Your Personal Interests Get in the Way?	p. 227
Conflicts of Interest and the Business of Being a Profession	p. 253
A Day in the Life of Lynch, Dahl & Wong	p. 279
Who Controls the Case?	p. 307
Is the Lawyer the Client's Savior or Mouthpiece?	p. 307
Balancing the Duty of Advocacy with the Duty to the Legal System	p. 333
What Price Truth? What Price Justice? What Price Advocacy?	p. 335
How Far Should Richie Go to Get His Client Off?	p. 335
When the Client Insists On Lying	p. 359
Pushing the Envelope and Coming Clean to the Court	p. 387
Tactics, Tricks, Free Speech, and Playing by the Rules	p. 415
Is Discovery Survival of the Fittest?	p. 415
The Fine Line Between Posturing and Lying in Negotiation	p. 443
"Honest Abe's" Trial Tactics	p. 467
Civility, Contempt of Court, Free Speech, and Publicity	p. 487
The Special Problems of the Government Lawyer	p. 517
Must a Prosecutor Play by Different Rules?	p. 517
What's a City Attorney to Do?	p. 539
The Lawyer Acting as Advisor	p. 565
What's Most Important--What You Say, How You Say It ... or Whether You Should Say It At All?	p. 565
Advising the Corporate Client That's Made a Mistake	p. 587
Advocates' and Mediators' Ethical Dilemmas in Mediation	p. 594
The Pressures, Diversity, and Economics of Modern Practice	p. 635
The Lawyer as Part of the Law Firm Structure	p. 637
The Senior Associate's Serious Dilemma	p. 637
Billing Practices at Prager & Dahms	p. 665
Is There a Glass Ceiling as Lawyers Climb the Law Firm Ladder?	p. 691
Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and the Realities of Modern Practice	p. 719
A Lawyer in Trouble and His Friends on the Spot	p. 719
The Economics of Lawyering	p. 743
Counselors in Action Go for the Gold	p. 743
The Economics of Legal Services for Indigent Clients	p. 769
Other Attorney Practice Issues	p. 791
Admissions, Discipline, and Some Other Rules of Lawyering	p. 793
Admission to the Bar	p. 793
Discipline of Lawyers	p. 809
The Unauthorized Practice of Law and Multidisciplinary Practice	p. 813
Client Trust Accounts	p. 818
Table of Cases	p. 1
Table of Rules and Opinions	p. 1
Index	p. 1
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