Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volumen27Virginia State Bar Association, 1914 |
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... . Littlefield , of the New York Bar . Your committee has received from Mr. Preston Cocke , of the Richmond Bar , his written suggestion that each member of the Association bring to the attention of the revisors of the TIVE ...
... . Littlefield , of the New York Bar . Your committee has received from Mr. Preston Cocke , of the Richmond Bar , his written suggestion that each member of the Association bring to the attention of the revisors of the TIVE ...
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... writing his acceptance of membership and paying the admission fee . 2. * Honorary Members . All judges of the courts of this State who are not eligible to membership under the preceding clause of this article , and the judges of the ...
... writing his acceptance of membership and paying the admission fee . 2. * Honorary Members . All judges of the courts of this State who are not eligible to membership under the preceding clause of this article , and the judges of the ...
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... upon such notice as may be prescribed in the By- Laws ; and shall be called by said committee at any time upon * Amended August 7 , 1901 - Vol . XIV , pp . 10 , 11 , 37 . the written request of twenty - five members , upon CONSTITUTION 129.
... upon such notice as may be prescribed in the By- Laws ; and shall be called by said committee at any time upon * Amended August 7 , 1901 - Vol . XIV , pp . 10 , 11 , 37 . the written request of twenty - five members , upon CONSTITUTION 129.
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Virginia State Bar Association. the written request of twenty - five members , upon like notice . At a special meeting no business shall be transacted except such as is specified in the call therefor without the concurrence of at least ...
Virginia State Bar Association. the written request of twenty - five members , upon like notice . At a special meeting no business shall be transacted except such as is specified in the call therefor without the concurrence of at least ...
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... writing , signed by the applicant with his full name , and addressed to the Committee on Admissions . The application shall be endorsed by at least two members of the Association not members of the committee , and by the member of the ...
... writing , signed by the applicant with his full name , and addressed to the Committee on Admissions . The application shall be endorsed by at least two members of the Association not members of the committee , and by the member of the ...
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Página 264 - The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...
Página 300 - The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause or to make a defense when convinced that it is intended merely to harass or to injure the opposite party or to work oppression or wrong. But otherwise it is his right, and, having accepted retainer, it becomes his duty to insist upon the judgment of the Court as to the legal merits of his client's claim. His appearance in Court should be deemed equivalent to an assertion on his honor that in his opinion his client's case is one proper for judicial...
Página 294 - In the judicial forum the client is entitled to the benefit of any and every remedy and defense that is authorized by the law of the land, and he may expect his lawyer to assert every such remedy or defense.
Página 291 - The obligation to represent the client with undivided fidelity and not to divulge his secrets or confidences forbids also the subsequent acceptance of retainers or employment from others in matters adversely affecting any interest of the client with respect to which confidence has been reposed.
Página 264 - Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid Governments shall approve of as just and equitable; and that the same canals or railways, being open to the citizens and subjects of the United States and Great Britain on equal terms...
Página 295 - A lawyer should always treat adverse witnesses and suitors with fairness and due consideration, and he should never minister to the malevolence or prejudices of a client in the trial or conduct of a cause. The client cannot be made the keeper of the lawyer's conscience in professional matters. He has no right to demand that his counsel shall abuse the opposite party or indulge in offensive personalities. Improper speech is not excusable on the ground that it is what the client would say if speaking...
Página 291 - Interests. — It is the duty of a lawyer at the time of retainer to disclose to the client all the circumstances of his relations to the parties, and any interest in or connection with the controversy, which might influence the client in the selection of counsel.
Página 294 - Controversies with clients concerning compensation are to be avoided by the lawyer so far as shall be compatible with his self-respect and with his right to receive reasonable recompense for his services ; and lawsuits with clients should be resorted to only to prevent injustice, imposition or fraud.
Página 300 - No lawyer is obliged to act either as adviser or advocate for every person who may wish to become his client. He has the right to decline employment.
Página 293 - Fixing the Amount of the Fee. — In fixing fees, lawyers should avoid charges which overestimate their advice and services, as well as those which undervalue them. A client's ability to pay cannot justify a charge in excess of the value of the service, though his poverty may require a less charge, or even none at all.