Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
misconduct of counsel — The conduct of counsel for one party which prevents the adverse party from having a fair trial, consisting in improper remarks, comments, or arguments, wilfully and intentionally offering inadmissible evidence, propounding improper questions to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Attorney misconduct — encompasses a variety of issues related to unethical or illegalconduct by an attorney. Attorney Misconduct may include: conflict of interest, over billing, refusing to represent a client for political or professional motives, false or misleading… … Wikipedia
misconduct — mis·con·duct /mis kän dəkt/ n: intentional or wanton wrongful but usu. not criminal behavior: as a: deliberate or wanton violation of standards of conduct by a government official b: wrongful behavior (as adultery) by a spouse that leads to the… … Law dictionary
attorney misconduct — Behavior by an attorney that conflicts with established rules of professional conduct and is punishable by disciplinary measures. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. attorney misconduct … Law dictionary
attorney — In the most general sense this term denotes an agent or substitute, or one who is appointed and authorized to act in the place or stead of another. An agent, or one acting on behalf of another. Sherts v. Fulton Nat. Bank of Lancaster, 342 Pa. 337 … Black's law dictionary
attorney — In the most general sense this term denotes an agent or substitute, or one who is appointed and authorized to act in the place or stead of another. An agent, or one acting on behalf of another. Sherts v. Fulton Nat. Bank of Lancaster, 342 Pa. 337 … Black's law dictionary
misconduct — A transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction from duty, unlawful behavior, willful in character, improper or wrong behavior; its synonyms are misdemeanor, misdeed, misbehavior, delinquency,… … Black's law dictionary
misconduct — A transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction from duty, unlawful behavior, willful in character, improper or wrong behavior; its synonyms are misdemeanor, misdeed, misbehavior, delinquency,… … Black's law dictionary
attorney's license — The leave or license of the court which the court grants to an attorney by its judgment of admission to the bar, and without which a person cannot practice as an attorney, even in the absence of any statute on the subject of admission to practice … Ballentine's law dictionary
professional misconduct — Conduct of an attorney at law which shows him to be unfit or unsafe to manage the business of others in the capacity of a lawyer. 7 Am J2d Attys § 25. Conduct that tends to bring reproach on the legal profession or to injure it in the favorable… … Ballentine's law dictionary
