Traversing the Ethical Minefield: Problems, Law, and Professional Responsibility (Aspen Casebook Series)

The Third Edition introduces new coverage of social networking and how this emerging phenomenon is shaping the law governing lawyers.

Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of a wide range of ethical issues through a combination of relevant and interesting problems, cases, ethics opinions, and thematic notes that showcase and clarify the developing law governing lawyers.
• Student-accessible, teachable problems encourage nuanced explorations of the Model Rules, Restatement, cases, and materials, suited to both large- and small-classes.
• Short stories illuminate ethical dilemmas in the context of legal practice.
• Original thematic mini-law-review notes introduce students to the vast commentary about the legal profession and the law governing lawyers, organized around recurring themes:
  • Lawyers'roles in representing clients.
  • The law governing lawyers.
  • The limits of the law.
  • Practice pointers.
  • Lawyers and other professionals.
  • Lawyers in practice.
• Text is short enough to cover in a typical course but detailed enough to provide thorough treatment of the issues at hand.
• Annual statutory supplement with bound-in CD of state codes.

The revised Third Edition includes new material covering:

• The effect of social networking and social media on the practice of law.
• Developing ethical challenges to lawyers practicing in a networked world.