What Do Auto Mechanics & Attorneys Have in Common?
Probably not much at all except that you can say that both are in the business of delivering service. As such, both can be called ”vendors” of services although most attorneys bristle at the use of the term when applied to them. These thoughts passed through my mind one Saturday as I was driving home […]
Why Most Lawyers Do Not Have a Duty to be “Zealous Advocates”
Twice I have heard speakers at my state bar’s annual convention cite to a lawyer’s ethical duty to be a “zealous advocate” when representing a client. That all lawyers have an ethical duty to be zealous advocates is just something that everyone knows to be factually correct. Right? Well, not exactly. The plain fact is that the duty of zealous advocacy has […]