Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 16, 2019
Western philosophy and attorney-client confidentiality
It is not enough to be competent with the “black letter” principles. Lawyers will be competent only if they are aware of the concepts that are at work.
Frank H. Wu
President Designate
Queens College
Frank is William L. Prosser Distinguished professor at UC Hastings College of the Law.
Law professors are caricatured by law students for expressing opinions that are contradictory. Students regale one another with stories of teachers who cannot express doctrine, because they say, again and again, "on the one hand... on the other hand..."
I conform to the stereotype, but there is a reason. I often am able to argue both sides. I say that sincerely -- there is merit to both sides. That belief...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In