The Lawyer's Dirty Hands

65 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2007

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Leslie C. Griffin

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

Abstract

The article examines the traditional question about role morality and the legal profession, namely, whether lawyers can be moral. It first identifies different answers to the role morality question that have been popular in legal ethics. The article then argues against a separate morality for lawyers. It concludes that religious ethics is as valuable as philosophy and sociology in reminding the profession that a separate morality for lawyers is dangerous.

Keywords: ethics, professionalism

Suggested Citation

Griffin, Leslie C., The Lawyer's Dirty Hands. Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1995, U of Houston Law Center No. 2007-A-34, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=999440

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