Sutton and Dzienkowski's Cases and Materials on Professional Responsibility for Lawyers

• Reviews the organized regulation of the legal profession • Describes formation, performance, and termination of attorney-client relationship • Addresses the public image of the profession • Explores the regulation of members of tribunals Introduces students to rules of ethics, procedure, and substantive principles of law. Students are reminded of the three principal contexts of lawyer regulation: (1) the disciplinary committee; (2) the malpractice forum; and (3) the judicial regulation of lawyers in representing clients. The book also balances professional responsibility issues in litigation and office practice areas. Over a quarter of the discussion on representation is devoted to problems of a lawyer as an adviser, intermediary, evaluator, and lobbyist. Students entering an office practice (tax, corporate, securities, and real estate) will benefit from the book, as will those who practice in the civil or criminal courtroom.