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Month: March 2012

A QUESTION OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AT TRIAL

A QUESTION OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AT TRIAL

 Have you thought about the ethical question of how far an advocate should go in representing their client? It’s not a bright line, but here are some thoughts. Most of us were introduced to Lord Brougham’s statement during his representation of the queen of England in Queen Caroline’s Case. Brougham said: “An advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but one person in all the world, and that person is his client. To save that client by all the…

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DON KEENAN’S ADVICE ABOUT REPTILE RULES

DON KEENAN’S ADVICE ABOUT REPTILE RULES

My good friend Don Keenan is not only a great trial lawyer but a generous one.  He freely shares his ideas about trial  practice. His blog is a source of helpful ideas which I look forward to. See: http://www.keenantrialblog.com/ At the risk of Don accusing me of plagiarism I would like to call your attention to his last posting “The 7 Rules of Safety Rules. He captures the concept so well it ought to be required reading for all plaintiff…

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