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1009200
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b763570
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Lubet, Steven.
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| Title & Author
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The importance of being honest : : how lying, secrecy, and hypocrisy collide with truth in law /\ Steven Lubet.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: New York University Press,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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1 online resource (xv, 269 pages)
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| ISBN
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0814752365
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: 0814753426
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: 9780814752364
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: 9780814753422
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0814752217
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9780814752210
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Clients -- Lawyers -- Judges -- Academics -- Medical practice.
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| Abstract
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Popular author Steven Lubet brings his signature blend of humor, advocacy, and legal ethics to The Importance of Being Honest, an incisive analysis of how honesty and law play out in current affairs and historical events. Drawing on original work as well as op-ed pieces and articles that have appeared in the American Lawyer, the Chicago Tribune, and many other national publications, Lubet explores the complex aspects of honesty in the legal world. The Importance of Being Honest is full of tales of questionable practices and poor behavior, chosen because negative examples are much richer, an.
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Justice, Administration of-- United States.
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Legal ethics-- United States.
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Practice of law-- Corrupt practices-- United States.
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Truthfulness and falsehood.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Business Ethics.
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Justice, Administration of.
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Legal ethics.
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Practice of law-- Corrupt practices.
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Truthfulness and falsehood.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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174/.30973
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| LC Classification
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KF306.L834 2008
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