The obligation to disclose adverse authority is in tension with the attorney's obligation to zealously represent the interests of the client.

She proves quite capable, and shows her clear belief in "zealously representing [her] client".

Through this indictment, the government is trying to prevent lawyers from zealously representing unpopular defendants.

But this office has an obligation to vigorously and zealously represent its clients, and sometimes it's difficult to set aside personal feelings and hard-to-swallow facts.

Legal malpractice describes a separate concept such as when an attorney fails to adequately, professionally, competently, or zealously represent a client.

Backed by a cadre of young associates, Hoffman was a masterful, though gruff, criminal lawyer who zealously represented his clients in high-profile cases.

"Jackson Lewis zealously represents its clients," Kevin A. Hall, a lawyer representing the firm, said.

"These people did not just zealously represent their clients," he said.

The canons of ethics, however, apply equally to prosecutors, who have the obligation to zealously represent the government and to see that substantial justice is done.

But the case serves as a strong illustration of the ethical decisions involved when lawyers take controversial stands in zealously representing their clients.