Lawyers in the dock : learning from attorney disciplinary proceedings / Richard L. Abel.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008.

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Lawyers -- New York (State) -- New York.

Legal ethics -- New York (State)

Using detailed records of disciplinary proceedings and six disciplinary case studies, Abel describes the actions surrounding certain cases based on three of the most common complaints: neglecting the client, overcharging of clients, and betraying adversaries and courts out of excessive loyalty to clients or causes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Oxford scholarship online. Law collection.

x, 573 p. ; 24 cm