Contents
INTRODUCTION....................9
PART I: HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE PROFESSION IN THE UNITED STATES Introduction to Part I....................25
1. David Ray Papke, The Legal Profession and Its Ethical Responsibilities: A History....................35
2. Fred C. Zacharias, The Quest for a Perfect Code....................67
3. Frederick A. Elliston, The Ethics of Ethics: Tests for Lawyers....................75
4. Ted Shneyer, Professional Discipline in 2050: A Look Back....................93
Problem Set I....................98
Suggested Readings....................101
PART II: THE MORAL CRITIQUE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION Introduction to Part II....................105
1. Charles Fried, The Lawyer as Friend....................111
2. Robert J. Condlin, What's Love Got to Do With It? The Lawyer as Friendly Fiduciary....................143
3. Michael Davis, Professionalism Means Putting Your Profession First....................159
Problem Set II....................182
Suggested Readings....................184
PART III: THE ADVERSARY SYSTEM Introduction to Part III....................187
1. Lon L. Fuller and John D. Randall, Professional Responsibility: Report of the Joint Conference....................197
2. Carrie Menkel-Meadow, The Trouble with the Adversary System in a Postmodern, Multicultural World....................215
3. Elliot D. Cohen, Lawyers' Liberation: Moral Autonomy in Legal Practice....................233
Problem Set III....................250
Suggested Readings....................253
PART IV: CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT Introduction to PartIV....................257
1. Ken Kipnis, Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Obligation....................263
2. Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Lawyer for the Situation....................295
3. David H. Taylor, Legal Service for Indigents....................311
Problem Set IV....................325
Suggested Readings....................327
PART V: PERJURY AND CONFIDENTIALITY Introduction to Part V....................331
1. Monroe H. Freedman, Disclosing the Truth about Client Perjury....................337
2. Stephen Gillers, Monroe Freedman's Solution to the Criminal Defense Lawyer's Trilemma Is Wrong as a Matter of Policy and Constitutional Law....................363
3. Daniel R. Fischel, Lawyers and Confidentiality....................379
Problem Set V....................390
Suggested Readings....................392
PART VI: MAKING LEGAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE Introduction to Part VI....................395
1. Debra Moss Curtis, Domestic Violence and the Lawyer as Good Samaritan....................401
2. David Luban, Selling Indulgences....................409
3. Ethan S. Berger and Carol M. Langford, Globalization and the Future of Legal Ethics....................415
Problem Set VI....................427
Suggested Readings....................429
APPENDIX: MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS....................431
Ethics and the legal profession