Relevant and practical, Professionalism in the Real World walks the reader through the application of the ""Model Rules of Professional Conduct"" in everyday situations. The authors provide countless humorous and heartening real-life examples of the ethical missteps of the unwary attorney.

Lisa Penland and Melissa Weresh offer useful advice and checklists throughout the book that point the lawyer in the right ethical direction from the early stages of client engagement to appeals. Students and new practitioners alike will greatly benefit from this essential guide.

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""Using the Model Rules of Professional Conduct as their guide, they provide straightforward advice on how to respond to the most common ethical questions that arise during the everyday practice of law.""

-Reprinted with permission, ""The Champion Magazine"", May 2012.