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When Your Client Plans to Commit a Crime

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By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR January 2001] The ethical duty of confidentiality is a cornerstone of the client-lawyer relationship. In its absence, clients fearing the disclosure of embarrassing or detrimental information would...
Prospective Client Perjury: A Lawyer’s Dilemma

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By Hal R. Lieberman [Originally published in NYPRR December 2000] One of the most confounding ethical dilemmas facing a criminal defense lawyer is the prospect that her client intends to testify falsely. Although the prohibition against knowingly...

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