The Fourth Edition of this popular text continues the tradition of using problems to help students identify professional responsibility issues, then providing references to the relevant Model Rules and excerpts from reported cases, ethics committee opinions, law review and bar journal articles, and other secondary sources. The approach is comprehensive, with discussions of all of the Model Rules and most of the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, including new provisions of both sets of rules adopted since the Third Edition of the text.

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Resolving ethical questions in practice is only one dimension of this unique and exciting casebook by Nathan Crystal --PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: Problems of Practice And The Profession. Using engaging realistic problems, Crystal challenges students to make ethical judgments based on three interrelated aspects: personal values, specific practice roles, and instructional considerations, such as legal services for indigents. Following and introductory chapter on the rules and standards of professional conduct, Crystal examines ethical issues by areas of practice. This unique structure places discussions in context, underscores key concepts such as confidentiality, and helps students focus on their career choice. Chapters, include: criminal defense and prosecution civil Litigation office practice government And The judiciary In the final two chapters, Crystal explores questions of institutional structure: delivery of legal services the adversary system and discrimination in the profession Though the casebook is problem-based, Crystal includes discussion of important cased to give you the flexibility to teach by traditional case analysis. Readable explanatory text and excerpts from cases, opinions, And The literature of professional responsibility provide meaningful background. This complete teaching package features a comprehensive Teacher's Manual that includes discussion questions for each of the problems and suggestions for using simulations and other methodologies.

The Second Edition of Professional Responsibility in Focus offers a comprehensive, updated exposition of the law governing lawyers and judges. Real-world scenarios throughout the text provide students numerous opportunities for students to apply what they have learned and solidify their understanding of important concepts. New to the Second Edition: More than a dozen new cases and other recent developments—such as the amended advertising and solicitation rules—in an expanded, practice-oriented text with new and revised footnotes. Professors and students will benefit from: Clear and concise coverage of the attorney-client relationship, competence, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and more. Key Concepts at the start of each chapter and Chapter Summaries at the end of each chapter facilitate study and review Case Previews and Post Case Follow-Ups that frame each case writing clarifies the rules and aid in student understanding An introduction to the legal profession Real Life Applications and Applying the Rules exercises challenge students to apply what they have learned to realistic hypothetical scenarios Updates to Chapter One, on the moral responsibility of lawyers, that provides context for understanding and situating the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility covered in the chapters that follow. 12-chapter organization is easily adapted to two or three-credit courses