Sentences with phrase «between zealous advocacy»

In refusing to draw a bright line between zealous advocacy and unprofessional conduct, at paragraph 71 the judge nevertheless stated that the courts should prefer zealous advocacy over pulling punches:
Most of us are aware of the tension between zealous advocacy and civility.
The debate on finding the ideal balance between zealous advocacy and maintaining civility in the courtroom continued this week at the Law Society of Upper Canada discipline hearing for Toronto securities lawyer Joe Groia.

Not exact matches

The second involves the tension between the legal profession's broadly accepted duty of civility and the criminal defence bar's passionately guarded duty of zealous advocacy, in which the risk of an accused's imprisonment trumps any genteel notions of civility.
The struggle between being civil and forcefully and properly representing a client in court is real, Nordheimer wrote, who concluded that when the interests clash, «I would suggest that it is better that zealous advocacy be favoured over the desire for civility.
The constant, however, between current RWG lawyers and staff and those who founded our firm in 1954, is the unyielding commitment to quality, integrity and zealous advocacy on behalf of our clients.
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