Research Guides: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Research: Scholarly Writings

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A century of legal ethics : trial lawyers and the ABA Canons of Professional Ethics by Lawrence J. Fox, Susan R. Martyn, Andrew S. Pollis (eds.)
Call Number: KF305 .C46 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Legal ethics : the lawyer's deskbook on professional responsibility by Rotunda, Ronald D Dzienkowski, John S.
Call Number: KF306 .L446
Publication Date: 2000-
Also available on Westlaw
Ethical Standards in the Public Sector by Patricia E. Salkin
Call Number: KF299.G6 E87 2008
ISBN: 9781604420623
Publication Date: 2009
Also available on Westlaw

This is a selection of treatises that are not jurisdicion-specific and which are available online in Lexis or Westlaw. (Most of these are available in Westlaw.) Both Lexis and Westlaw have some jurisdiction-specific treatises, but coverage will vary by state.

Ethical Standards in the Public Sector - Westlaw
Patricia Salkin, editor. Published by the ABA (2nd ed., 2008). Available on Westlaw.
Ethics of Representing Organizations: Legal Fictions for Clients - Lexis
Treatise by Addresses ethics within the specific context of representing entities. Available on Lexis and last updated in 2013.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel - Westlaw
Treatise by John M. Burkoff, Nancy M. Burkoff which focuses exclusively on ineffective assistance claims, including state and federal constitutional standards for ineffectiveness. Available on Westlaw.
Law of Lawyer Advertising - Westlaw
Treatise by Rodney Smolla on the constitutional and commercial speech aspects of lawyer advertising. Includes all state rules and regulations. Available on Westlaw.
Legal Ethics-The Lawyer's Deskbook on Professional Responsibility - Westlaw
Covers materials issued by the ABA, state and federal courts, and state bar associations, including model rules, cases, and ethics opinions. Available on Westlaw.
Legal Malpractice - Westlaw
Treatise by Ronald E. Mallen that covers legal malpractice liability, prevention, litigation, and insurance. Topics addressed include disqualification, sanctions, fee disputes, vicarious liability, and liability to non-clients and former clients. Available on Westlaw.
Liability of Attorneys & Accountants for Securities Transactions - Westlaw
Treatise by Robert J. Haft, et al. that covers federal and state laws, focusing on potential liabilities that each professional may encounter with a securities transaction. Available on Westlaw.
Professional Responsibility in Criminal Defense Practice - Westlaw
Practice-oriented guide by John Wesley Hall, Jr. that addresses the problems faced by attorneys when serving as criminal defense counsel. It provides trial guidance for striking the correct balance between duty to the client under the Sixth Amendment representing a client's interests, yet obeying the law and maintaining a profitable practice. Available on Westlaw.
Prosecutorial Misconduct - Westlaw
Treatise by Bennett L. Gershman establishes systematic guidelines on prosecutorial behavior, citing thousands of precedential cases, and standards of legal and ethical conduct. Available on Westlaw.
Rule 11 Sanctions - Westlaw
Georgene M. Vairo's treatise on Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Published by the ABA in 2004. Available on Westlaw.

Although some law reviews are dedicated to the topic of legal ethics and professional responsibility, do not limit your searches to just those periodicals. Remember that any law review may publish an article that deals with this topic, so don't narrow your focus your search too narrowly on certain publications.

Bar journals are published by the state, federal, city and county bar associations and contain articles that are written by practicing attorneys in that state. These bar journals can be a particularly rich source of articles on the legal ethics rules which are specific to that jurisdiction. Note that not all jurisdictions will have a bar journal. You can find federal, state, city, and county bar journals on Lexis and Westlaw from the 1990s - current. For historical coverage starting with v. 1, use HeinOnline.