{"id":3643,"date":"2005-02-26T16:26:24","date_gmt":"2005-02-26T20:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/02\/26\/finally-another-legal-ethics-"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:56","slug":"finally-another-legal-ethics-weblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/02\/26\/finally-another-legal-ethics-weblog\/","title":{"rendered":"finally, another legal ethics weblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Feb. 12, 2005, twenty months after ethicalEsq<\/EM> first stuck his nose into the blogisphere, <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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we finally have another weblog devoted to legal ethics — this time, with professors<\/EM>.  So, the <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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f\/k\/a<\/EM> “gang<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/A>” give their heartiest welcome to Legal Ethics Forum<\/A><\/EM><\/FONT>,<\/EM> and its editor\/contributors — <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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University of Texas law prof <\/FONT>John S. Dzienkowski<\/FONT><\/A>, Cornell law prof <\/FONT>W. Bradley Wendel<\/FONT><\/A> (<\/FONT>cv<\/FONT><\/A>), <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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and Berkeley (Boalt Hall) law lecturer, <\/FONT>John J. Steele<\/FONT><\/A>, who is also a practicing lawyer (and <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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former<\/FONT><\/A> Master <\/FONT>Sergeant)<\/FONT><\/A>. (via <\/FONT>Point of Law<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A>)<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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                                                                                                                    Sgt. Steele, original <\/FONT><\/FONT>here<\/FONT><\/A>  \"sgtSteele\"  <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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With ethicalEsq and Prof. Yabut back on emeritus\/retired status, we’re pleased at the<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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thought of three active, healthy ethics professionals sharing information and ideas <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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regularly on the Web.  Here’s my unsolicited advice for the LEFers:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“tinyredcheck”  Please don’t forget the ethical issues that are important to the “average” <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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consumer of legal services (e.g.<\/EM>, affordable fees; full information on rights <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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and options; access to justice, Self-Help and pro se<\/EM> advances; adequate <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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disciplinary systems). You can always click on our <\/FONT>ethics resources<\/FONT><\/A> page <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for ideas (joining our <\/FONT>“value billing” debate<\/FONT><\/A> would be nice), or check our <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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daily potluck<\/EM> blurbs.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"tiny Don’t merely call for <\/FONT>a discussion<\/FONT><\/A> of legal ethics and the legal profession — <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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take positions, show some attitude.  Come on, you’re professors, at least <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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play devil’s advocate or issue-spotter!  [update<\/EM>: see Steele on Stewart<\/A> for <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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some attitude.]<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"sgtSteeleF\"  Interact with the rest of the weblawg world.  If nothing else, regularly <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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check <\/FONT>out Lisa’s roundup at <\/FONT><\/FONT>Legal Blog Watch<\/FONT><\/A>, and pick out a few other weblogs.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"tiny Join the discussion — by responding at LEF and\/or leaving Comments at other<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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weblogs.   For example, in the past few weeks, we all would have appreciated <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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your input on:<\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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– the definition of the “practice of law” and ULP, as raised recently by <\/FONT>HALT<\/FONT><\/A> <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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in <\/FONT>Georgia<\/FONT><\/A> and <\/FONT>Virginia<\/FONT><\/A>, and by MyShingle<\/EM> concerning <\/FONT>Illinois<\/FONT><\/A>, and The <\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Common <\/EM><\/FONT>Scold<\/EM> regarding <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT>California<\/FONT><\/A>.  (see <\/FONT>our post<\/FONT><\/A> this week)<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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– the appropriateness of Pape & Chandler’s <\/FONT>PIT BULL logo<\/FONT><\/A>.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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– the <\/FONT>valentine-divorce lawyer<\/FONT><\/A>, and the <\/FONT>resulting discussion<\/FONT><\/A> of lawyer<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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fiduciaries and their <\/FONT>duty to disclose<\/FONT><\/A> options. <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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– the broader <\/FONT>definition of pro bono services<\/FONT><\/A> proposed by an NYSBA <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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committee; <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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– the reasonableness of contingency fees in light of the lawyer’s fiduciary <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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obligations to the client — at <\/FONT>MyShingle<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A> and, always, at <\/FONT>f\/k\/a<\/FONT><\/A>.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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– the adequacy of indigent defense systems [<\/FONT>Gideon<\/FONT><\/A> report]– and the <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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comparison of public defender and assigned counsel systems (see <\/FONT>C&F<\/FONT><\/A>).  <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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– how (much) to <\/FONT>pay assigned counsel<\/FONT><\/A> and whether they should engage in<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“strikes” that are really unlawful <\/FONT>joint boycotts<\/FONT><\/A>.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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Welcome again to Legal Ethics Forum<\/A><\/EM>.  I hope you’ll help make the concept of “ethical<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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lawyering” much more than a question of following least-common-denominator rules — and<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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help define what it truly means to always put the client’s interests first.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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in the harvest moonlight
unruffled, unaffected
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hazy night–
sake is flowing
waterfall and moon<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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if only she were here
for me to nag…
tonight’s moon!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Kobayashi Issa<\/EM><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A> – translated by <\/FONT><\/FONT>David G. Lanoue<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A> <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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