Report of the ... Annual Session of the Georgia Bar Association, Količina 27Georgia Bar Association, 1910 List of members in each volume. |
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adopted amendment annual meeting APPENDIX application appointed ARTICLE Assembly Asso Athens Atlanta Atlanta Augusta bench Bibb County By-Laws Cartersville Chairman Chappell Circuit City Court client Code Columbus Commission Committee on Jurisprudence common law competition Constitution contract corporation Court of Appeals court of last Courts of Original crime criminal decision duty economic elected Executive Committee existence fact George Hillyer Georgia Bar Association Hawkinsville Judge Cobb Judge Van Epps judgment judicial system jury justice courts Justice's Law Reform lawyer legislation Legislature litigation Macon matter Meldrim ment motion opinion Original Jurisdiction paper Peace person practice present President procedure profession question remedy repealed restraint of trade rules Sandersville Savannah Secretary session statute Superior Court Supreme Court term theory thereof Thomasville tion Treasurer trial Union Point Valdosta Vice-Presidents Walter McElreath Waycross Z. D. HARRISON
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Stran 351 - I will maintain the confidence and preserve inviolate the secrets of my client, and will accept no compensation in connection with, his business except from him or with his knowledge and approval; I will abstain from all offensive personality, and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness, unless required by the justice of the cause with which I am charged; I will never reject from any consideration personal to myself the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or...
Stran 235 - This case is decided upon an economic theory which a large part of the country does not entertain. If it were a question whether I agreed with that theory, I should desire to study it further and long before making up my mind. But I do not conceive that to be my duty, because I strongly believe that...
Stran 347 - A lawyer openly, and in his true character, may render professional services before legislative or other bodies, regarding proposed legislation and in advocacy of claims before departments of government, upon the same principles of ethics which justify his appearance before the Courts...
Stran 344 - Treatment of Witnesses and Litigants. — 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...
Stran 195 - No man in this country is so high that he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. All the officers of the government, from the highest to the lowest, are creatures of the law, and are bound to obey it.
Stran 337 - Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser — in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man.
Stran 341 - ... of the client, the conflict of opinion should be frankly stated to him for his final determination. His decision should be accepted...
Stran 67 - Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ! Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain, — These constitute a State ; And sovereign law, that State's collected will, • O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, repressing...
Stran 203 - ... idea of framing a government which should go on of itself peaceably, without needing continual recurrence to the state legislatures. I like the organization of the government into legislative, judiciary, and executive.
Stran 349 - 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.