A Concise Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers

*Concise Restatements are compilations of provisions from existing Restatements thought to be most useful to those learning about an area of law. Intended for student use, they present key Restatement provisions in a compact, convenient, and readily accessible format.

A Concise Restatement of The Law Governing Lawyers is a compilation assembled by Vincent R. Johnson of St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, and Susan Saab Fortney of Texas Tech University School of Law. It reproduces all black-letter Sections of the Restatement in full, and each Section is accompanied by relevant commentary. The volume is intended for use in both basic and advanced American law-school courses devoted to professional responsibility, legal ethics, or legal malpractice, either in lieu of a textbook or as supplementary reading.

Summary of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Chapter
1. Regulation of the Legal Profession
2. The Client–Lawyer Relationship
3. Client and Lawyer: The Financial and Property Relationship
4. Lawyer Civil Liability
5. Confidential Client Information
6. Representing Clients—In General
7. Representing Clients in Litigation
8. Conflicts of Interest

ISBN: 978- 0-314-97820-2 
395 pages, 2007, #1CRLGL