In Re Blatt’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
March 2014
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · Signer, Appeal Of · In Re Blatt
Most-quoted passages
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“It is no excuse for an attorney to say that he only did what he did because [he was] directed to do so by his client. The propriety of any proposed course of action must be initially considered by the attorney, and it may be thereafter pursued only if the lawyer is completely satisfied that it involves no ethical compromise. It is for the lawyer, not the client, to make this decision.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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