Lawyers Canons Canon 1 – A lawyer should assist in maintaining the integrity and competence of legal profession. Canon 2 – A lawyer should assist the legal profession in fulfilling its duty to make legal counsel available. Canon 3 – A lawyer should assist in preventing the unauthorized practice of law. Canon 4 – A lawyer should preserve the confidences and secrets of a client. Canon 5 – A lawyer should exercise independent professional judgment on behalf of a client. Canon 6 – A lawyer should represent a client competently. Canon 7 – A lawyer should represent a client zealously within the bounds of the law. Canon 8 – A lawyer should assist in improving the legal system. Canon 9 – A lawyer should avoid even the appearance of professional impropierty. “Courage is the most important attribute of a lawyer. It is more important than competence or vision….It can never be delimited, dated or outworn, and it should pervade the heart, the halls of justice and the chambers of the mind.” Robert F. Kennedy
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