Attorneys acting as legal advocates hold distinctly different obligations of candor from those acting as legal advisors, (Lewinbuk, K., p. 376). Lawyers acting as advocates hold an obligation to the tribunal, should “directly adverse controlling authority” arise; whereas lawyers giving legal advice, hold the obligation of candor to their client. The attorney must remain objective in their obligation, as the law holds no unanimous consensus on its state, instead operating as a bell curve; lawyers hold obligations to divulge their own interpretations of the law to clients, comparing it to the majority’s view, (Lewinbuk, K., pp. 376, 377).
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Attorneys acting as legal advocates hold distinctly different obligations of candor from those acting as legal advisors, (Lewinbuk, K., p. 376). Lawyers acting as advocates hold an obligation to the tribunal, should “directly adverse controlling authority” arise; whereas lawyers giving legal advice, hold the obligation of candor to their client. The attorney must remain objective in their obligation, as the law holds no unanimous consensus on its state, instead operating as a bell curve; lawyers hold obligations to divulge their own interpretations of the law to clients, comparing it to the majority’s view, (Lewinbuk, K., pp. 376, 377).