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Regulation of Lawyers: Problems of Law and Ethics

Front Cover - Regulation of Lawyers: Problems of Law and Ethics

Seventh Edition

Stephen Gillers
New York University

2005. 896 pages. ISBN: 978-0-7355-5256-2. With Teacher's Manual and 2007 Statutory Supplement.


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About the Book

The new edition of this popular casebook retains the sophisticated yet lively mix of up-to-date materials and realistic problems that has earned the loyalty of generations of adopters. Regulation of Lawyers, Seventh Edition, equips students to detect and avoid improper conduct in their professional lives.

Refined through years of classroom use, this casebook:

* offers comprehensive coverage of the full range of professional liability issues
* presents a well-balanced assortment of cases, law review articles, timely materials, engaging problems,  and challenging notes
* recognizes that the law is not necessarily self-evident and goes beyond the Rules to present different perspectives
* uses realistic and helpful problems to enable students to understand
* draws on the expertise of author Stephen Gillers, a highly visible national authority on the subject
* is accompanied by an outstanding statutory supplement, Regulation of Lawyers: Statutes and Standards, co-authored with Roy D. Simon

Completely updated for its Seventh Edition, this book now offers:

* coverage of all changes made to the ABA Model Rules to date, including from the reports of the Ethics 2000 and Multi-Jurisdictional Practice Commissions and the ABA Task Force on Corporate Responsibility
* new, revised, and edited problems
* revised and updated Teacher’s Manual, with a roadmap explaining the different ways the book can be organized

Preface / Sample Chapters