The Failure of Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association and Related Matters: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, Part 4

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Page 136 - If the testimony will relate solely to the nature and value of legal services rendered in the case by the lawyer or his firm to the client.
Page 135 - Publicity.™ (A) A lawyer participating in or associated with the investigation of a criminal matter shall not make or participate in making an extrajudicial statement that a reasonable person would expect to be disseminated by means of public communication and that does more than state without elaboration: (1) Information contained in a public record.
Page 136 - If the testimony will relate solely to a matter of formality and there Is no reason to believe that substantial evidence will be offered in opposition to the testimony.
Page 116 - Services. (A) A lawyer shall not enter into an agreement for, charge, or collect an illegal or clearly excessive fee. (B) A fee is clearly excessive when, after a review of the facts, a lawyer of ordinary prudence would be left with a definite and firm conviction that the fee is in excess of a reasonable fee.
Page 137 - Conceal or knowingly fail to disclose that which he is required by law to reveal.
Page 131 - Lawyer. (A) A lawyer shall decline proffered employment if the exercise of his independent professional judgment in behalf of a client will be or is likely to be adversely affected by the acceptance of the proffered employment...
Page 114 - A lawyer does not violate this Disciplinary Rule, however, by acceding to reasonable requests of opposing counsel which do not prejudice the rights of his client, by being punctual in fulfilling all professional...
Page 115 - In determining the amount of the fee, it is proper to consider : (1) the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved...
Page 123 - States in connection with any judicial or other proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest, or other particular matter involving a specific party or parties...
Page 128 - ... (2) Present a claim or defense in litigation that is not warranted under existing law, unless it can be supported by good faith argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.

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