Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Fordham Law Review
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
In this short paper, I cannot explore the full range of lawyer-client interactions. Nor can I develop a comprehensive theory, or a comprehensive set of rules, to tell lawyers when to follow, and when to resist, client instructions. I can, however, examine some aspects of attorney-client relations in my small corner of the world, where I often function as an ethics advisor to lawyers and law firms. My premise, which I believe Deborah Rhode would endorse, is that ethics advisors have an obligation, both to their clients and to the legal profession, to provide honest, straightforward answers to inquiries concerning ethical conduct. Anything less would be unethical. "Dishonest ethics advice" is a pure oxymoron, and has no place in the legal profession.
Recommended Citation
Roy D. Simon,
Legal Ethics Advisors and the Interests of Justice: Is an Ethics Advisor a Conscience or a Co-Conspirator?, 70 Fordham L. Rev. 1869
(2002)
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