Sentences with phrase «whether zealous advocacy»
Secondly, there is a debate about whether zealous advocacy and the duty of civility are mutually exclusive or whether they are two components of good lawyering.
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``... even if the duty of «zealous» representation had not been replaced by the duty of «diligent representation» in the current Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, «zealous» advocacy would still not authorize... misrepresenting the facts or law in pleadings, briefs and letters whether in litigation or in transactional law.
«The trial judge is the person best placed to determine whether a barrister's conduct is approaching or has crossed over the all - too - grey line that separates zealous advocacy from impermissible courtroom conduct.»
Instead, we hope lawyers reading Annino's essay will consider whether stress levels wouldn't drop and more amicable resolutions couldn't be reached were they prepared — even in the tougher litigations involving corporate parties — to take a step back and temper zealous advocacy with civility and decency towards their adversaries.