The Lawyer's Dirty Hands
65 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2007
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: 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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