February 16, 2006

Return of an ethical attorney

Those must have been some thought-provoking discussions among the disciplinary lawyers:

Specifically, the APRL meeting included an excellent program titled “Prosecution Ethics: Do Prosecutors Seek Justice or Merely Convictions?”...

Meanwhile... the members of NOBC were listening to a presentation about the unique ethical challenges faced by lawyers who work in under-staffed, under-funded public defender offices... That program discussed whether public defenders should be held to a more lenient standard regarding the ethical duties of competence, diligence and client communication, in light of the circumstances in which they practice...


The post is from "Ben Cowgill on Legal Ethics." It's good news for all of us that Mr. Cowgill has resumed blogging. Professor Giacalone is jubilant.

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