Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 15, 2008 -- "Zealous Advocacy and Civility' is the title of a new article available free from Clifford Law Offices. The Chicago law office is posting legal articles on their website, http://www.cliffordlaw.com , to educate the public about legal matters.

Here is an introduction, with a link to the full article below:

The perception of lawyers certainly is impacted by attorneys' conduct in a public courtroom. It seems, however, that it is more often behind closed doors, such as in depositions, that the conduct of lawyers can be called into question.

Take the recent case of Reed v. Advocate Health Care, No. 06 C 3337 (N.D. Ill., decided Jan. 17, 2008). The defense lawyer was charged with having 'improperly coached' two employees of the company 'during the course of the deposition when he became afraid that they would not follow their rehearsed scripts.' Plaintiff's counsel also complained that opposing counsel supplied the witness with a copy of the law review article 'containing a road map for the defense to win this very case.'

In his decision, U.S. District Judge John F. Grady admonished both sides, stating that they must comply with the requirement of Rule 37.2 to 'meet and confer' before filing discovery motions. His decision then took an interesting turn...

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