Legal Ethics In The United States

It was an unethical practice for Calvin Beckett, the district attorney, to threaten Dee Robert’s to accept the plea bargain against her own free will, through informing her that she will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Prosecutors should not be allowed to use their authority power in this manner, because it is a form of extortion. According to Wente (2013), Extortion is defined as is a crime where a person is forced to do something against their own free will, which involve damaging a person’s reputation. In my opinion, the prosecutor begins to extort individuals to accept plea bargaining when the evidence in a case is not strong enough to uphold a conviction. Typically, the prosecutor will overcharge the defendant. Unfortunately,

Do you believe the ethical standards in America are generally increasing or decreasing? Give four specific reasons to support your answer.

There are many ethical dilemmas that occur daily in our hospitals across the world. Not everyone agrees with standards and policies that are required in hospitals or even with the law. If not everyone obeys the law, ethical cases form. In Springfield, Missouri, a holistic nurse got fired for fighting against Cox South hospital policies. Carla Brock has been a nurse at Cox South hospital and not only refused the flu shot, but also refused to wear a mask. She refused due to religious beliefs, she gets short of breath while wearing the mask, and she feels the mask is meant to intimidate and humiliate those who refuse the shot. The ethical question in this case study is to decide if Carla should have been fired for not wearing a mask after refusing the flu shot and what are other potential proposals. The four-way method will separate out what are the truths, consequences, fairness, and character, of this ethical case study.

On the fateful May day of 1846, America, under President James Polk, declared war on Mexico. By the end of the war in 1848, Mexico lost nearly almost half its territory to the United States. Do you think this was justified? Taking another’s land through 2 long years of war? Is it worth it? I believe that Polk and Congress’s decision was wrongful for the following reasons: Polk had provoked war, [American but Amerishouldn’t] and finally the United States was committing a robbery by stealing Texas.

1 McAliley v. McAliley, 704 So. 2d 611 - Fla: Dist. Court of Appeals, 4th Dist. (1997). Retrieved fromhttps://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6943653462044241336&q=related:uO2O4AjQXGAJ:scholar.google.com/&hl=en&as_sdt=6,47&as_vis=1

As a child, I understood the commitment it takes to work in a professional environment. The ABA rules, as a lawyer is a firm commitment as a professional. The rules of ethics are a professional commitment that not only supports civility in judicial advocacy but civility in surrounding communities. Just as the child I once believed in a certain professional commitment, lawyers must instill those same values and positive in the next generation. When an attorney takes a solemn oath lawyers become role models. Lawyers become examples to communities in the state and become leaders to the people who sometimes cannot defend themselves. Ethics rules give attorneys an opportunity to become bridge builders to the youth. It

The dilemma/ethical issue that arises out of this case is in the hands of Jill Lassiter. She is the newly appointed executive director of a charity dedicated to helping single mothers called Good Works for Women. She must get the financial statements in order so that they satisfy Ms. Lyndelle Oakes, the organization’s largest donor. Jill must decide whether to restate her budget using faulty estimates or to be honest about the organization’s difficulties and face losing a crucial donation.

In beginning my research assignment on the paralegal profession and its impact on ethics, I recalled the information that I learned from Chapter 8 Online Search Techniques: Learning the Methods in the “Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals” textbook. Prior to my search commencing I recalled from Chapter 9 that the most common URL suffixes are .com, .org, .net, .gov, and.edu; but to use my best judgment to determine the accuracy and reliability of a Web site. I learned that search engines provide the link to the Internet or World Wide Web. This process assisted me in gathering information based upon a given set of search terms. I performed a key word search using the Google search engine. Google provides general and advanced searches with an extensive database. I entered in the query “paralegal ethics.” I avoided using the noise word “and” by placing a space between two words which is automatically considered “and” on Google.com. Of the 649,000 results I used the first result from www.nala.org/code.aspx. This was the website of NALA, the National Association of Legal Assistants. “NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility” was first adopted by the NALA in May of 1975. It is the foundation of ethical practices of paralegals in the legal community. The performance of the duties of a paralegal are governed by specific canons as defined in NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility so that justice will be served and goals of the profession attained. The

What is a paralegal? Paralegals are a distinguishable group of persons who assist attorneys in the delivery of legal services. Through formal education, training, and experience, legal assistants have knowledge and expertise regarding the legal system and substantive and procedural law which qualify them to do work of a legal nature under the supervision of an attorney. (The Paralegal Professional By Walter Lundstein, Esq. Pg 2) Being a paralegal comes with many responsibilities but most importantly code of ethics. One as a paralegal should always follow the National Federation of Paralegal Associations code of ethics (NFPA Code of Ethics) To follow these guidelines means to work in an honorable efficient manner. In the following paragraphs I will discuss various scenarios involving a paralegal working at a law firm and I will identify the ethical rules the paralegal and/ or the attorney violated and give some examples of how they could have avoided it.

The Mythical Norm is a set of attributes that are advantageous in what one seeks to have. These advantages vary in race, class, physical features, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, and religion. Lorde (2001) describes these norms in America being “defined as white, thin, male, young, heterosexual, Christian, and finally secure” (p. 178). People who seek the Mythical Norm fail to recognize their privilege from those who lack them.

Risk; something we do everyday turning onto a street from a blind corner, jaywalking to get somewhere faster, peeking at our phones while driving and signing up for something new. The everyday risks we take can seem meaningless and uneventful, but for others it can mean their lives; for them everything must be in check otherwise it could result in death. Astronauts are trained for months about how to deal with the risks they will be faced with during their missions, along with proper solutions. These solutions are taught to them by the great minds of scientists; whose duty is to also make sure there is the least amount of risk possible for the mission. The scientists communicate to the head of the programs whether they believe the mission is possible or not, if it should be delayed or pushed up. Unfortunately, the communication between the scientists, and high up workers are ignored or misread. This was the case for the Challenger, a mission that lasted 73 seconds before it exploded, because the weather was too cold for the metal on the O-rings around the rocket. 17 Years later a similar miscommunication cause the loss of the Columbia shuttle because it failed to show the seriousness of the loss of foam from the outside of the shuttle.

In the United States, the legal system is also called the adversary system. Ethics basically implies the moral philosophy of defining what is wrong and what is right. It is very essential in everyone's life as it helps one to choose what course of action to take in a certain situation. Ethics contain some key elements including standard of value which helps one to compare the actual goals and achievement with the set ones (Dutelle, 2011). Also, ethics should not only consider the emergency situation but also the everyday activities. Generally, there are three major types of ethics namely Meta ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Meta ethics is a field within ethics that focus on how people understand, know about, and what they mean when they talk about what is right and what is wrong. Normative ethics is the study of what makes any action wrong or

Looking at ethical issues from the parents’ perspective the way the detectives and police approached them was unethical. The detective and police could have asked questions first to investigate appropriately and calmly the situation. Instead it alarmed and outraged the parents by them telling the parents, “this happened to your child.” Nevertheless, the parents would have wanted to know whether their child was a victim. From the investigation unit, they probably believed they approached the situation appropriately by gathering information to serve justice to the community.

Throughout the world ethical belief systems have been created amongst societies, organisations and various professions. The largest built ethical systems exist amongst societies. To create and be a part of civilised society individuals must choose to act in ways that further the common good of one another. Aristotelian ethical philosophies state “law is crucial in making citizens virtuous”. Laws of conduct used to govern society are formed by what is perceived as virtuous and just. Legal professionals are not only governed by laws of the land but are morally and legally constrained by a stringent code of ethics, known as the Solicitors Regulation Authority. There are ten principles that focus on 5 main core responsibilities a solicitor has with their client, business, regulator, others, application, waivers and interpretations. A legal professional must have “self regulation” and “high ethical standards “amongst its defining characterises. A breach of ethical conduct is when “an act of professional misconduct is committed by a lawyer who does something dishonourable to him as a man and dishonourable in his professional” RE G MAYOR COOKE (1889). To behave with “Integrity” is the most sacred principle to emerge from the legal profession. Aristotle’s book of Nonomanchien Ethics suggests “ethical virtue is concerned with feelings and actions it is necessary to have the right feelings at the right time and for the right purpose”. The simplicity of this philosophy cannot be

For decades, those who have chosen to enter the noble field of law have been subject to guidelines governing how legal professionals are expected to behave. The history of those guidelines is actually quite interesting. If traced back as far as possible, the rules that govern moral and ethical expectations of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals were derived from ethical theory articulated by some of the greatest minds of the nineteenth century. One such publication was David Hoffman 's A Course of Legal Study (2d ed. 1836).1 Hoffman’s study covers for distinct articles, the very first of which is titled “Moral and Political Philosophy.” Hoffman goes on to discuss relevant elementary and constitutional principles, real rights and