Do lawyers ever betray their clients due to guilt?

I am not sure what this question means exactly. I surmise that you are asking whether lawyers ever feel guilty about defending their clients and therefore failed to give them a completely adequate defense. read more

A lawyer has a duty to represent a client zealously within the bounds of the law. Some lawyers cannot effectively represent a client believed to be guilty, and so they don’t do criminal defense, which is the way an honorable lawyer would deal with this ethical conflict. read more

Running head: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN DEFENDING THE FACTUALLY GUILTY 1 Ethical Dilemmas in Defending the Factually Guilty Client Kresenda L. Keith Marymount University ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN DEFENDING THE FACTUALLY GUILTY 2 Abstract Though attorneys on both sides of the judicial equation have the professional duty to adhere to legal statutes, unanswered and unguided issues of professionalism and ethical practice surround defense lawyers daily. read more