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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 9, 2007

A Lawyer's 10 Commandments

Forum Column - By Robert K. Sall - Check out a simple list that lawyers who want to be able to look at themselves in the mirror shouldn't be without.

FORUM COLUMN

By Robert K. Sall

      Last year, one of my clients - a firefighter who hails from Montana - gave me an inspiring gift, the book "Cowboy Ethics," written by James P. Owen. The first word that comes to mind when we hear the phrase "cowboy lawyer" is not usually "ethics," but reading this unique book on cowboys and Wall Street gave me some new insights into basic principles of ethical lawyering.
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