Today many conflicts are fought over the concept of “justice”‚ but defining what the concept really is can be very difficult. According to the “Merriam-Webster” dictionary justice is “the quality of being just‚ impartial‚ or fair.” Within that definition there are things that must be taken into consideration like moral codes‚ religion and the set of beliefs a person is raised on‚ all of these things differentiate for each person. In the constitution’s preamble it is stated that to form a “more perfect
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CANON 14 A lawyer shall not refuse his services to the needy. The relation of attorney and client may be created not only by the voluntary agreement between them but also by the appointment of an attorney as counsel de oficio for a poor or indigent litigant‚ and the attorney so appointed has as high a duty to the indigent as to his paying client. Rule 14.01. | A lawyer shall not decline to represent a person solely on account of the latter’s 1. race 2. sex 3. creed‚ or 4. status
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National Consumer Redressal Commission made it clear that all professionals‚ including lawyers‚ should come under the ambit of the CPA. The plaintiff had engaged the professional service of a lawyer. Subsequently‚ a dispute arose and the plaintiff alleged negligence on the part of the lawyer and filed a consumer complaint against him at the District Consumer Forum. The District Consumer Forum directed the lawyer to pay Rs.3000 as compensation for mental agony and harassment. The State Consumer Dispute
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A.C. No. 5955 September 8‚ 2009 JOHN CHRISTEN S. HEGNA‚ Complainant‚ vs. ATTY. GOERING G.C. PADERANGA‚ Respondent. PETITIONER’S (COMPLAINANT) CLAIM: RESPONDENT’S CLAIM: ISSUE/S: is Atty. Paderanga guilty of engaging in dishonest and deceitful conduct? RULING: A.C. No. 5955 September 8‚ 2009 JOHN CHRISTEN S. HEGNA‚ Complainant‚ vs. ATTY. GOERING G.C. PADERANGA‚ Respondent. D E C I S I O N DEL CASTILLO‚ J.: Before this Court is a letter-complaint1 dated
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Justin King Ethical Dilemma PA 110: Civil Litigation April Paxton Allen‚ Paxton AND Associates‚ PA 123 Litigation Lane Suite 204 Raleigh‚ NC 27609 Phone (919) 555-1234 Fax (919) 555-6789 apa@microsoft.com To: James Allen‚ Senior Attorney From: Polly Paralegal Re: Justin King Date: October 1‚ 2011 Upon speaking with Mr. King yesterday‚ I have learned some new information that is very important to the firm regarding his case. Mr. King informed me that immediately prior to the
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On June 10th‚ I had the opportunity to go to the SF Immigration court on Montgomery Street with a few of my colleagues. I expected the court to be in a standalone building but instead it was spread over two floors in a twenty-five-floor building. The security checks for entering into the court were moderate. Everyone trying to enter the court had to go through a general security check where they walk through a metal detector machine and have their bags go through the x-ray machine. Before we went
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CANON 1 - A lawyer shall uphold the Constitution‚ obey the laws of the land and promote respect for law and legal process. 5. Re: Financial Audit of Atty. Raquel G. Kho 6. Chua v. Mesina 7. Soriano v. Dizon 8. Stemmerik v. Mas 9. De Ysasi III v. NLRC 10. Cordon v. Balicanta CANON 2 – A lawyer shall make his legal services available in an efficient and convenient manner compatible with the independence‚ integrity and effectiveness of the profession. CANON 3 – A lawyer in making known
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important‚ many legal representatives believe that building this approach of integrating the two prestegious legal profession is on wrong pillars. They believe that specialising as a legal entity in one or the other is difficult enough‚ but to expect lawyers to be skilled in both will reduce the overall quality of services being offered by the profession (Cohen‚ 1986). In addition‚ the advocay‚
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LEGAL WRITING 201 30 SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE READABILITY OR HOW TO WRITE FOR JUDGES‚ NOT LIKE JUDGES JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS Legal Writing 201 JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS TAFT LAW CENTER 230 EAST NINTH STREET CINCINNATI‚ OHIO 45202 513-946-3444 – FAX 946-3411 mpainter@cms.hamilton-co.org www.judgepainter.org ........................................................... Introduction to Legal Writing ...............
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Legal Representation and Social Class Legal representation is an example of a life chance. Life chances is on basic opportunities and resources in the marketplace that define an individual’s class position within the larger society (Collica & Furst‚ 2012). However‚ social class defines the type of legal representation individual receive in the justice system. Social class is a group with a similar level of economic and social status‚ especially income‚ wealth‚ and power (Collica & Furst‚ 2012)
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