Joe Murphey is a senior neutral with Atlanta-based Miles Mediation & Arbitration. Courtesy photoCould Everything Be Alright Without Me Knowing? The State of Professionalism Among Attorneys
A reputation for unprofessional conduct impairs an attorney’s ability to negotiate at mediation. Conversely, attorneys who are respected as being professional in their dealings always gets the benefit of the doubt, and their clients the better end of the bargain.
December 17, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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Ah, “professionalism.” You know, it’s that thing you always get confused with “ethics” when you’re scrambling to get your continuing legal education requirements at the end of the year. You seem to recall that one is more important than the other, but which one? Well, it’s ethics. Yet I write here today on its lessor cousin, professionalism.
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A Study in Contrasts: Ethics vs. Professionalism
My friend and colleague David Lefkowitz is an attorney who holds attorneys accountable for their negligence. He is also an adjunct professor at University of Georgia School of Law who teaches legal-malpractice law and a prolific and sought-out speaker on the topic of legal ethics. Conversely, I have become a somewhat sought-out speaker on the topic of professionalism. There have been many CLEs where I’m speaking on professionalism, and David is speaking on ethics. Usually, I’m trundling in to do the professionalism piece just as David is leaving, having just spoken on ethics.
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