I have a rule with everyone I represent: Within my ethical boundaries, my first obligation is to my client, then to my other actual and potential clients, then to all other attorneys' clients, then to all players in the legal system, and up, in an ever-expanding hierarchy.
If I have a problem or an issue that arises with a client, and I can resolve it in a way that advances the interests of my client, and my actual and potential clients, I do. If I cannot serve the interest of both and have to choose, I choose the client.
If I can resolve it in a way that advances the interests of my client, my potential clients, and the other attorney’s client, I do. If I cannot, I must choose my client and actual and potential clients, and so on and so forth.
I have a rule in my life regarding my responsibilities: Within my ethical boundaries, my first obligation is to my family – which includes organizing my life so I can put them first – then to my extended family, then to my community, then to my city, then to my state, to my nation, and to the world, and all of creation, and up, in an ever-expanding hierarchy.
If I have a problem or an issue that arises with my family, and I can resolve it in a way that advances the interests of my family and extended family, I do. If I cannot serve the interests of both and have to choose, I choose my family.
If I can resolve it in a way that advances the interests of my family, my extended family and my community, I do. If I cannot, I must chose my family and extended family, and so on, in an ever-expanding hierarchy.
Most of the time, within proper ethical and moral boundaries, we can resolve our problems and issues in a manner that serves ourselves, our family, our nation and our world. Rarely is it a choice to serve a single person, client, clan, state, or nation. We must not use a problem or an issue as an excuse to create enemies within, or without.
The world, truly is, a small place. Within proper boundaries, and while maintaining the proper balance, the solutions we seek will be found as we act as a partner to the world, not as a stranger to it.
Loren M. Lambert, © February 24, 2017
If I have a problem or an issue that arises with a client, and I can resolve it in a way that advances the interests of my client, and my actual and potential clients, I do. If I cannot serve the interest of both and have to choose, I choose the client.
If I can resolve it in a way that advances the interests of my client, my potential clients, and the other attorney’s client, I do. If I cannot, I must choose my client and actual and potential clients, and so on and so forth.
I have a rule in my life regarding my responsibilities: Within my ethical boundaries, my first obligation is to my family – which includes organizing my life so I can put them first – then to my extended family, then to my community, then to my city, then to my state, to my nation, and to the world, and all of creation, and up, in an ever-expanding hierarchy.
If I have a problem or an issue that arises with my family, and I can resolve it in a way that advances the interests of my family and extended family, I do. If I cannot serve the interests of both and have to choose, I choose my family.
If I can resolve it in a way that advances the interests of my family, my extended family and my community, I do. If I cannot, I must chose my family and extended family, and so on, in an ever-expanding hierarchy.
Most of the time, within proper ethical and moral boundaries, we can resolve our problems and issues in a manner that serves ourselves, our family, our nation and our world. Rarely is it a choice to serve a single person, client, clan, state, or nation. We must not use a problem or an issue as an excuse to create enemies within, or without.
The world, truly is, a small place. Within proper boundaries, and while maintaining the proper balance, the solutions we seek will be found as we act as a partner to the world, not as a stranger to it.
Loren M. Lambert, © February 24, 2017
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