By having
a zealous lawyer on your side of the legal arena, you can greatly reduce your risks of being unfairly compensated.
By bad lawyer I don't mean the excessively
zealous lawyer — the lawyer who goes too far in advocating for clients.
Naively optimistic,
the zealous lawyer wants to bring his notions of peaceful justice to the Wild West.
Not exact matches
In particular, Gordon argues that a
lawyer's right to engage in
zealous advocacy only makes sense to the extent that
lawyers also help support the system within which such advocacy ends up being constructive:
Different ethical matters take center stage at different times in this cycle, and this presentation will examine a few of those issues, starting with issues of competence and
zealous representation as a young
lawyer, through the concerns with marketing and advertising as one's practice develops, and ending with some of the common issues relating to closing down a practice.
First,
lawyers» duty is not to provide
zealous advocacy, that is a concept found in, and likely unintentionally borrowed from, the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association, not those of the Canadian Bar Association.
Indeed, providing
zealous advocacy for the badly behaved client seems like proper conduct for a
lawyer, not improper.
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Canadian
lawyers have a legal duty of resolute or
zealous advocacy.
«Rather, the things that independence should protect — the ability of
lawyers to be
zealous advocates for clients within the bounds of legality — should be used to assess the adequacies of any regulatory scheme.
Does regulation ensure that
lawyers fulfill their duty of
zealous advocacy?
The Supreme Court of Canada says that a core aspect of a
lawyer's duty of loyalty is the «duty of commitment to the client's cause (sometimes referred to as «
zealous representation»)» (R v Neil 2002 SCC 70 at para. 19).
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.
Because being a
zealous advocate within the bounds of the law means that, some
lawyers, some of the time, will be professionally obligated to do things the public does not like.
My response to those questions is that the social role of the
lawyer is to be a
zealous advocate within the bounds of legality, and that that role is necessary.
38 At the same time, however, «
lawyers are themselves social actors, functioning within rather than above the perpetual clash» of interests.39 This private - interest role represents the more familiar view of
lawyers as
zealous advocates for their clients.40 The case - dialogue method, the Report argues, serves to prepare students for their role as private - interest advocates, which is only one side of their dual roles.
Because being a
zealous advocate within the bounds of the law means that, some
lawyers, some of the time, will be professionally obligated to do things the public does not like Some
lawyers, some of the time, will act for people the public (correctly) assumes to have committed the factual and mental elements of the offence with which they are charged.
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.
While it is regrettable that poor defendants in criminal cases don't have access to such
zealous advocacy against the state, that should not be held against the individual
lawyers who ply their trade well.
In Canada,
lawyers have
zealous in asserting that only they can enjoy the benefit of Solicitor - Client Privilege.
The knowledgeable and skilled personal injury
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Your
lawyer, on the other hand, has a duty to be
zealous and diligent on your behalf, and has malpractice insurance that may cover the costs resulting from mistaken advice.
Most of my work in this area is on defending the
zealous advocacy of criminal defence
lawyers — I am by inclination part of the defending narrative.
But an accused person is not entitled to a boundless defence; the
lawyer's duty is one of
zealous advocacy within the bounds of legality, not zeal unbounded.
A
lawyer who represents a criminal accused ensures the presumption of innocence is a reality, and that
lawyer is entitled to be a
zealous advocate on behalf of his or her client.
First as law students and then as
lawyers, we repeatedly hear about the need for
zealous advocacy.
With regard to Lynne Stewart, there are many
lawyers, including among the criminal defense bar, who share the opinion expressed by Norm Pattis that Stewart crossed the line from
zealous representation to breaking the law.
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His case has pitted those in the legal profession and academia who say defence
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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.
The firm's
lawyers have earned the respect of the Judges and other court officials before whom they practice — including in other states where they appear pro hac vice — as well as the respect of their clients and adversaries, the professional community, the bar associations, the three branches of government, and the media, for their careful preparation, attention to detail, commitment to their clients,
zealous and informed advocacy, contributions to the growth and reform of the law, scholarly approach, and integrity.
His case has pitted those in the legal profession and academia who say defence
lawyers must be
zealous advocates to protect their clients» best interests against those who say it's crucial that a forceful defence be properly balanced with courtesy and respect.
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Lawyers» independence from government is critical for us, so we're
zealous about regulating ourselves, in the public interest, to maintain it.»
All
lawyers know they owe a duty of
zealous advocacy to their clients.
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.
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«Balancing
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Lawyers Suffering From Stress at Work Need to Set Boundaries; Life Isn't Just About «Getting Things Done»»
From my perspective it also should be noted that not all cases and situations require «resolute» or «
zealous» representation.When they do, the rule protects the
lawyer against unfounded allegations of incivilty or bad faith.
The reason we add «
zealous» and «resolute» as qualifiers to
lawyer advocacy is, I think, as a proxy for the duty of competent representation; we believe that the
zealous or resolute
lawyer is the
lawyer most likely to be competent and effective in representing the client.
But (from a family
lawyer's perspective) it beats turning away the working poor who stand to lose everything they own and whose children will go without support because their opposing party has relatives with deep pockets whose skilled and
zealous counsel can overwhelm them.
At minimum, Canadian
lawyer's advocacy should only be resolute, not
zealous.
She looks at the changes that have been made to the systems in England and Wales, saying: «Canadian regulation of
lawyers could be improved and made better to ensure that
lawyers act as
zealous advocates within the bounds of legality.»
I agree with your interpretation of the concepts of «
zealous» or «resolute», clearly they have be understood in relation to the
lawyer's actions, rather than in respect of their beliefs or attitudes.