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...Bigelow of the Kansas City Kings and Jim O'Brien, a former standout at Boston College and in the ABA, are among the big names on the rosters of the three squads who will compete with the Classics for first honors in the tournament...
Freedman said the current ABA policy toward breach of confidentiality could be summed-up as "permissable in any case, mandatory in none," and therefore liable to abuse. He proposed a specific, restrictive code instead...
According to the American Bar Association (ABA) Code of Responsibility, Kaufamn said, a lawyer may reveal his client's intention to commit a future crime, but is not required...
...cases in which the death or serious injury of another person might be avoided by a lawyer's breach of confidentiality, Freedman said that lawyers should follow their conscience while risking disciplinary action from the local ABA review board...
...have done some research on the issue, particularly with reference to ABA standards relating to the defense function and the code of professional responsibility; according to those authorities an attorney is required to press all legally available points, his client's desires in the matters are paramount, his professional opinion, his own professional opinion of the merits of the point that is raised is irrelevant, and the only test is, indeed, even if the rule that is argued for is "unwarranted under existing law" as long as it is supportable by a good faith argument the attorney is required...