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Is it Malpractice When a Lawyer Lies?

An old joke asks, “How can you tell if a lawyer is lying?” The answer: “His lips are moving.” Lawyers have acquired a bad (and often undeserved) reputation for falsehoods, in part due to misbehavior and in part due to the lawyer’s legal and ethical obligations to represent clients zealously–an obligation that often requires attorneys… Read More »