 | Virginia State Bar Association - 1903 - 470 páginas
...imputing evil designs, and often leads to scandal in the administration of justice. 51. An attorney assigned as counsel for an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any light cause, and should always be a friend to the defenceless and oppressed. Membership Tear. Members.... | |
 | Deborah L. Rhode - 2004 - 272 páginas
...exhortatory provisions in the ABA's 1908 nonbinding Canons of Professional Ethics. Canon 4 advised that "[a] lawyer assigned as counsel for an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any nontrivial reason," and Canon 12 noted that "a client's poverty" might require a reduced fee or "even... | |
 | Norman I. Silber - 2004 - 448 páginas
...selfrespecting independence in the discharge of professional duty, without denial or diminution of the courtesy and respect due the Judge's station, is the only proper foundation for cordial personal and offtcial relations between Bench and Bar. Judges were guided by related proscriptions: It is not necessary... | |
 | Deborah L. Rhode - 2005 - 260 páginas
...exhortatory provisions in the ABA's 1908 nonbinding Canons of Professional Ethics. Canon 4 advised that "A lawyer assigned as counsel for an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any nontrivial reason." Canon 12 suggested that "a client's poverty" might require a reduced fee or "even... | |
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... privately with the Judge as to the merits of a pending cause, and he deserves rebuke and denunciation for any device or attempt to gain from a Judge special personal consideration or favor. A self-respecting independence in the discharge of professional... 
