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Jul. 30, 2009

Disorderly Conduct

California's Rules of Professional Conduct and the provisions of the Business and Professions Code governering attorneys conduct offer unclear guidance in a host of situations, writes Gary Williams.

FORUM COLUMN

By Gary Williams

I teach ethical lawyering at Loyola Law School. The course teaches our students about the rules and principles of professional responsibility through the lens of the everyday interactions lawyers have with their clients - representing them, interviewing them and counseling them. Every December, as I begin preparing to teach the course, I am struck by the almost shameful inadequacy of California's rules governing the p...

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