Database Name: Restatement of the Law - The Law Governing Lawyers
Database Identifier: REST-LGOVL
Coverage
Current through the 2009 fall case citations pamphlet (reporting cases through April, 2009).
Updates: Updated with new case citations three times a year; in the winter by an annual supplement; in the spring by a spring case citations pamphlet; in the fall by a fall case citations pamphlet.
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The full text of Restatement of the Law Third-The Law Governing Lawyers, which covers the common law applicable to the legal profession: regulation of the profession; the client-lawyer relationship, including the financial and property relationship; lawyer civil liability; confidential client information; representing clients, especially in litigation; and conflict of interest. A document is a section, general materials, or note. Section documents contain the black letter Restatement, Illustrations, Reporter's Notes, and Commentaries. Additionally, if a Restatement section has been updated with subsequent case citations, a "Link to Case Citations" link will appear at the top of the document. Taking this link will redirect the user further down in the document to a chronological list of cases that have cited the Restatement section.
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Contents
Content Type(s): Restatement
This database contains: The full text of the Restatement of the Law 3d - The Law Governing Lawyers, adopted and promulgated in 1998 by the American Law Institute, and published in 2000 by the American Law Institute Publishers. The database also contains the most current supplement and/or case citation pamphlet (see Coverage and Updates above).
General Database Currency: Current through August, 2009
Currency Note: Section documents are updated with cases through April 2009. To access case citations for May 2009 - August 2009, do a terms and connectors search of ci(cases)
Publisher/Provider: American Law Institute Publishers.
Author(s): The American Law Institute.
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| CI | CITATION | Unique reference for citing to a specific document. |
| PR | PRELIM | Publication name, chapter name, title name, topic name etc. |
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| TE | TEXT | Black letter of law. |
| CMT | COMMENT | Comments & Illustrations, Reporter's Notes. |
| NO | NOTES | Case Citations |
| RE | REFERENCES | Research References. |
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