In a business where so much of reality is perception, for better or worse, litigation is a spectator sport. As one judge put it, clients want to see their lawyer put out the other lawyer's eyes with hot pokers. A client may perceive anything less, even an objective win, as a loss.
September 11, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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New York’s ethics rules make no mention of the word “zealous”; likewise, there is no reference to any obligation of zealous representation (NYLJ, Sept. 4), per the 2009 New York adoption of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
If this seems surprising, it should; after all, zealous representation of a client is about as well settled as legal maxims get. Curiously, the standard for a lawyer’s competency in criminal cases (where one supposes the stakes are highest) is “meaningful” representation.
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