Applied Ethics: Your Law License is Too Valuable to Lose

The purpose of this book is to prepare attorneys and law students for the everyday decisions that must be made in the practice of law in a firm, small group practice or solo setting. Readers will be introduced to and reminded of situations that practicing attorneys face that require a working knowledge of professional conduct principles for successful resolution. This book alerts readers to the mistakes that most frequently result in formal professional discipline and to the areas of practice that most often create malpractice exposure. The work discusses attorney's self-regulation, how to participate in it and how to protect themselves from discipline. The unique position attorneys hold in the system of justice in the United States justify ethics enforcement.