2006-12-07 10:26:09 · 16 answers · asked by starbucksluvrxoxo 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the defendent is what they are called.
they are the lawyer's client.
2006-12-08 15:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by ♥heartbroken♥ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whether in court or not, ethical rules require an attorney to fulfill two roles that often pull the attorney in opposite directions.
First, a lawyer must zealously advocate on behalf of the lawyer's client, doing everything that can be reasonably and lawfully done on the client's behalf.
Second, a lawyer is also an officer of the court and has substantial obligations to the judicial system as a whole. For example, an attorney would violate ethical rules by making arguments to a court that have no merit at all, even though the client might very much want the lawyer to do so.
Therefore, a lawyer simultaneously represents the lawyer's client and the judicial system as a whole.
2006-12-07 10:45:13 · answer #2 · answered by BoredBookworm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the Lawyer knows they need to respect the judge as it could not be in his favor to do otherwise.
The Lawyer though needs to respect the person they are representing at the time, regardless of what they really feel towards the client, they chose to take them on in the first place.
2006-12-07 10:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by *JC* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a client..either a plaintiff/appelant/respondent or defendant
or
the people like a prosecutor or crown attorney. (here in Canada it is called her Majesty the Queen...)
AND please don't listen to all these people who say their wallet, the money blah blah...
A) There is ALOT of schooling to become a lawyer, and it sure as heck doesn't stop when you become one, as the laws change so must you...so yah...they deserve more than $10.00 an hour...you are not only paying for the time they spend on your case, you are paying for the lifetime of knowledge the accrued so that they could properly handle your case.
B) MOST Lawyers I know DID NOT get into it for the money, they either wanted to help people or serve the cause of justice or just plain old love law.
2006-12-08 02:58:39 · answer #4 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In US courts we have an adversarial system so booth the both sides, the plaintiff or state bringing the case and the defendant who the case is brought against. The judge is also a lawyer.
2006-12-07 10:46:01 · answer #5 · answered by comitas89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the lawyer for the prosecution represent the state and the lawyer for the defendant represents the dude in trouble
2006-12-07 10:41:30 · answer #6 · answered by blueman2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, each party tends to have a lawyer. In criminal cases the prosecution (or the state) ALWAYS has an attorney, and 99% of the time, the defendant (or person charged with a crime) has an attorney. In civil cases, people often can't afford an attorney and only those that can actually have one.
2006-12-07 10:32:13 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are usually two lawyers. One is the prosecutor who represents the person with the complaint. The other is the defense lawyer who argues against that complaint.
2006-12-07 10:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by akula83 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
EVERY attorney I've ever hired has done an admirable job of representing their own financial interests.
2006-12-07 11:02:54 · answer #9 · answered by lobur12n12 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the defendant if it is criminal and both sides if it is civil. that means each side has a lawyer representing them.
2006-12-07 10:30:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋