Professional Responsibility in Criminal Defense Practice

John Wesley Hall

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Copyright: 2005-2008

Last Updated: 7/17/2008

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This practice-oriented guide addresses the problems faced by attorneys when serving as criminal defense counsel. It provides trial guidance for striking the correct balance between duty to the client under the Sixth Amendment representing a client's interests, yet obeying the law and maintaining a profitable practice. Topics include the scope of the right to counsel, duty of candor, confidentiality of information, attorney-client privilege, subpoenas and search warrants directed at attorneys, and tampering with physical evidence or documentary evidence. Covers liability issues of criminal defense lawyers as potential accessories, hindering, compounding, misprision, and malpractice for the criminal defense lawyer.

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Details conflict of interest issues beyond the requirements of ethics codes
Helps criminal defense lawyers analyze and resolve difficult ethical issues in practical ways
Provides guidance on representing the mentally impaired and death volunteers
Reviews all issues of defense attorneys fees and currency transaction reports
Examines issues of attorney confidentiality and addresses subpoenas and search warrants directed at attorneys
Addresses identifying difficult clients, defensive defense lawyering, recognizing and preventing lawyer burnout, and professionalism v. zealous advocacy
Reviews criminal defense malpractice and ineffective assistance issues and provides guidance in attorney contempt cases

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