Fair Fight. Legal Ethics for Litigators

Preliminary Sections

• Preliminary Sections
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author Biographies

Dedication

• Preliminary Sections
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author Biographies

Preface

• Preliminary Sections
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author Biographies

Acknowledgments

• Preliminary Sections
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author Biographies

Author Biographies

• Preliminary Sections
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author Biographies

Part One

• The Big Picture
• Chapter 1: Five Steps to a Fair Fight

Part Two

• Who Is Your Client?
• Chapter 2: Beginning a Client-Lawyer Relationship: Actual, Implied, and Prospective Clients
• Chapter 3: Ending a Client-Lawyer Relationship: Former Clients
• Chapter 4: Court Appointments, Pro Bono, and Unpopular Clients
• Chapter 5: Joint Clients
• Chapter 6: Insurance Defense and Other Third-Party Funders
• Chapter 7: Entity and Government Clients
• Chapter 8: Clients Who Morph

Part Three

• Representing Clients
• Chapter 9: Fees, Glorious Fees
• Chapter 10: Competence
• Chapter 11: Control
• Chapter 12: Communication
• Chapter 13: Confidentiality
• Chapter 14: Privilege and Work Product
• Chapter 15: Conflicts of Interest

Part Four

• The Limits of the Law
• Chapter 16: Getting Out: When You Must or May Withdraw from a Representation
• Chapter 17: Supervisory and Supervised Lawyers
• Chapter 18: Court Orders and Court Rules
• Chapter 19: Crime and Fraud
• Chapter 20: Bias

Part Five

• Representing Clients Pretrial
• Chapter 21: The Investigation
• Chapter 22: Contacting Nonclients
• Chapter 23: Discovery
• Chapter 24: Dealing with Experts
• Chapter 25: Negotiations and Settlement

Part Six

• Representing Clients at Trial
• Chapter 26: Candor to the Tribunal: Frivolous Claims, Expediting Litigation, and Disclosure Obligations
• Chapter 27: Tribunal Impartiality: Fairness, Ex Parte Contact, Publicity, and Lawyer as Witness
• Chapter 28: Appeals
• Chapter 29: Judicial Ethics for Lawyers

Part Seven

• The Big Picture Redux
• Chapter 30: Fair Fight: Legal Ethics for Litigators
• Table of Authorities
• Index