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[textbook]Traversing the Ethical Minefield Problems, Law, and Professional Responsibility by Susan R. Martyn (z-lib.org)(1) (1)

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of lawyers, 225, 227

malpractice, 78

Disengagement letters, 60–62

Disqualification of lawyers

duty of conflict of interest resolution, 236–239, 285

government clients, 323

imputed clients, 311–315

Dissolution of law firm, 384–390

Dissolution of marriage, duty of conflict of interest resolution, 235–236

Divorce, duty of conflict of interest resolution, 235–236

Domestic violence

attorney-client privilege, waiver of, 152–154

duty of confidentiality, 127–130

by lawyers, 211

Due Process Clause

discipline of lawyers, 31

law practice generally, 443

Duties of lawyers

candor, 389–390

communication. See Communication, duty of

competence. See Competence, duty of

confidentiality. See Confidentiality, duty of

conflict of interest resolution. See Conflict of interest resolution, duty of

control. See Control, duty of

loyalty, 230

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Effective assistance of counsel, 99–105

duty of communication, 102

duty of control, 102

E-lawyering, 53

Election funding of judges, 477–481

Emotional distress, 104

Employment, lawyer changing to another firm, 384–390

Employment agreements restricting right of lawyer to practice after termination of

employment, 389

Employment at will, 381. See also Wrongful discharge of lawyers

Engagement letters, 60–61

Entity theory, 146

Environmental law, compliance with law exception to duty of confidentiality, 219–224

Equal Access to Justice Act of 2006, 360

Equal Protection Clause, 25

572

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