Attorneys are taught to zealously defend their clients ? but does zealously defending your clients mean that you have to lie for your clients or mislead the court?
In this legal ethics course attorney Joel Selik explores the place of civility codes in the legal profession and provides a frank discussion on the ethical limits of zealously defending your clients. The main topics addressed include the origin of “zealous defense,” civility in the legal profession, the realities of the adversarial system and codes of civility. Further topics addressed include the ABA Model Code, the Duty of Loyalty, rules of professional conduct, civility & the client’s interest, the business & professions code, the reality of litigation, asking for & granting extensions, the civility toolbox, misleading the court, dealing with an uncivil judge, ethically using other professionals and the application of civility codes in the courtroom.
Joel G. Selik is a member of both the California and Nevada State Bars. His practice primarily focuses on Litigation and Tax. In Tax, Mr. Selik is proud to assist taxpayers, businesses and individuals with solutions to problems with the IRS. In his litigation practice Mr. Selik is well known for his Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home cases. Mr. Selik is a Member of the California and Nevada Bar, the San Diego County and North County Bar Association as well as the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. Mr. Selik has given many seminars on Estate Planning, Nursing Home Litigation and other legal topics and was an Adjunct Professor of Law at a local law school.