Keywords
ethics, Monroe Freedman, Code of professional Responsibility, Standards Relating to the Defense Function, norms, lawyer, attorney
Abstract
Monroe Freedman’s book is largely a reiteration of his unorthodox views, previously aired in various law reviews and other professional publications, regarding ethical standards that should govern the conduct of the trial advocate. Since his positions contradict the behavioral principles codified in two publications of the American Bar Association—the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Standards Relating to the Defense Function—the author adopts the apologetic strategy of impugning both the credibility and the viability of these precepts in order to justify his contrary stance and to clear the way for its general acceptance.
Recommended Citation
William R. Meagher,
A Critique of Lawyers' Ethics in an Adversary System,
4 Fordham Urb. L.J. 289
(1976).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol4/iss2/3