Ethics and Legal Aid: The Beginning of a Discussion

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Legal aid lawyers’’ ethical issues are different from those of private attorneys. This first installment of a column discussing ethics in the poverty law context shows, for example, how overly rigid adherence to conflict-of-interest rules can serve clients poorly.

By Richard P. Weishaupt From 2008 July-August Clearinghouse Review