Traversing the Ethical Minefield: Problems, Law, and Professional Responsibility - Hardcover

Martyn, Susan R.; Fox, Lawrence J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735569622 ISBN 13: 9780735569621

Publisher: Aspen Law & Business, 2008

Synopsis

<p> <b>Traversing the Ethical Minefield: Problems, Law, and Professional Responsibility, Second Edition</b>, presents concise coverage of a wide range of ethical issues through a vital and dynamic pedagogy that engages student interest and fuels class discussion. </p> <p> <b>A fresh approach to teaching Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, featuring:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>a wide range of coverage</b> in a concise volume </li> <li> <b>innovative pedagogy</b> that combines problems, cases, exposition, and thematic notes </li> <li> <b>original mini-law review notes organized around recurring themes</b> <ul> <li> lawyers' roles in representing clients </li> <li> the law governing lawyers </li> <li> the bounds of the law </li> <li> practice pointers </li> <li> lawyers and other professionals </li> <li> lawyers and clients </li> </ul> </li> <li> <b>student-friendly and timely problems</b> that explore the Model Rules, Restatement, cases, and materials—and complement both large and small classes </li> <li> <b>short stories</b> that explore ethical dilemmas in the context of legal practice </li> <li> <b>a detailed Teacher’s Manual</b> that explains every problem and offers policy analysis, additional hypotheticals, and extensive citations to relevant cases and materials </li> <li> <b>an annual statutory supplement</b>, available for adoption, with a bound-in CD that includes the full text of each state’s lawyer code </li> </ul> <b>New in the Second Edition:</b> <ul> <li> <b>a new chapter on Control and Communication</b>, including coverage of <b> control in the lawyer-client relationship</b> </li> <li> <b>coverage of the revised ABA Code of Judicial Conduct</b> in a new chapter on Judicial Ethics </li> <li> <b>an additional series of notes on ethical challenges unique to specialized areas of practice</b>, including pro bono representation, criminal defense, insurance defense, representing organizations, and representing governments </li> <li> <b>new cases and narratives dealing with the Revised Model Rules of Professional Conduct</b> </li> <li> <i><b>Cheney v. U.S. District Court</b></i> and other important recent cases </li> </ul> If you’re looking for a Professional Responsibility casebook that you will enjoy teaching from and your students will love, please take a look at your complimentary copy of <b>Traversing the Ethical Minefield: Problems, Law, and Professional Responsibility, Second Edition</b>. <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

Edition details

• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0735569622
• ISBN 13: 9780735569621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 627