Professional responsibility Book

	Preface	xxix
	Casebook Correlation Chart	xxxi
	Capsule Summary	1
Chapter 1	Introduction and the Role of Lawyer
I.	Courses Called Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics, and Legal Profession	1
II.	Moral Philosophy, Right and Wrong, and the Law Governing Lawyers	1
III.	The Role of Lawyer	3
Chapter 2	Regulation of the Legal Profession
I.	Organization of the Bar	10
II.	Sources of Law Governing Lawyers	11
III.	Admission to Practice	15
IV.	Unauthorized Practice	18
V.	Self-Governance and the Duty to Report Misconduct	20
Chapter 3	Controls on Lawyer Conduct
I.	Discipline	27
II.	Malpractice	32
III.	Liability for Client Conduct	34
IV.	Contempt of Court	34
V.	Disqualification Motions and Other Litigation-driven Controls	35
Chapter 4	Formal Aspects of the Lawyer-Client Relationship
I.	Undertaking Representation	42
II.	Fees	46
III.	Fiduciary Duties	50
IV.	Competence and Diligence	52
V.	Communication and Shared Decision-making	54
VI.	Terminating Representation	58
Chapter 5	Confidentiality
I.	The Duty of Confidentiality and the Attorney-Client Evidentiary Privilege	70
II.	To Whom Is the Duty Owed?	74
III.	To What Does the Duty Apply?	76
IV.	Exceptions to the Duty of Confidentiality	76
V.	Other Professional Duties that Are Subject to the Duty of Confidentiality	82
VI.	Use of Confidential Information for the Lawyer's Benefit	83
Chapter 6	Conflict of Interests
I.	Loyalty and Other General Principles	93
II.	Organization of the Model Rules Provisions on Conflicts	93
III.	Waiver of Conflicts	94
IV.	Sources of Conflicts	97
V.	Imputed Conflicts	107
VI.	Special Role-related Conflicts Rules	109
Chapter 7	Duties to Third Parties
I.	Truth-telling Outside the Court Context	123
II.	Harassment and Other Abusive Conduct	126
III.	Threatening Criminal Prosecution	128
IV.	Communicating with Represented Persons	129
V.	Communicating with Unrepresented Persons	132
VI.	Civil Liability to Third Persons	133
Chapter 8	Duties to the Legal System and Society
I.	Truth-telling Inside the Court Context	142
II.	Suppressing Evidence and Witness Payment	147
III.	Limitations on Presentations to a Court	149
IV.	Obligation to Improve the Legal System	152
V.	Limitations on Litigation Publicity	153
VI.	Ex Parte Contact with Judges and Jurors	154
VII.	Pro Bono Publico	156
Chapter 9	Special Role-Related Duties
I.	Special Duties of Prosecutors	168
II.	Special Duties of Supervising and Subordinate Lawyers	170
III.	Lawyers as Intermediaries	173
IV.	Ancillary Businesses	175
Chapter 10	Advertising and Solicitation
I.	Traditional Distinctions between Advertising and Solicitation	182
II.	Constitutional Limitations on Disciplinary Authority	182
III.	General Constraints on All Communication Regarding Services	186
IV.	Constraints Particular to Advertising	189
V.	Constraints on In-Person and Live Telephone Solicitation	189
VI.	Other Restrictions on Specific Solicitation	190
VII.	Client-Getting on the Internet	191
VIII.	Client-Getting's Relationship to Barratry, Maintenance, and Champerty	191
IX.	Lawyer Agents	192
Chapter 11	Judicial Conduct
I.	Sources of Judicial Conduct Law	197
II.	Who Is a Judge?	198
III.	General Judicial Attributes	199
IV.	Personal Conduct and Activity Outside the Judicial Role	199
V.	Judicial Duties	203
VI.	Political Activities	211
VII.	Liability for Civil Wrongs Committed	211
	Essay Exam Questions	219
	Essay Exam Answers	221
	Multistate-Style Exam Questions	225
	Multistate-Style Exam Answers	237
	Table of Cases	239
	Tableof Statutes, Rules, and Opinions	243
	Index	247