First Page
160
Date Created
10-2017
Publisher
St. Mary's University School of Law
Editor
Marissa E. Olsen
Last Page
183
Abstract
This Article discusses the bifurcated notions on the purpose of working as an attorney—whether the purpose is to attain wealth or whether the work in and of itself is the purpose. This Article explores the sentiments held by distinguished and influential nineteenth-century lawyers—particularly David Hoffman and George Sharswood—regarding the legal ethics surrounding attorney’s fees and how money in general is the root of many ethical dilemmas within the arena of legal practice. Through the texts of Hoffman and Sharswood, we find the origins of the ethical rules all American attorneys are subject to in their various jurisdictions.
Recommended Citation
Michael Hoeflich,
Ethics and the “Root of All Evil” in Nineteenth Century American Law Practice,
7
St. Mary's J. on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
160
(2017).
Available at:
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/lmej/vol7/iss2/2
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