Ethical canons permit lawyers to lobby only publicly by reasoned argument

Evidence

A lawyer openly, and in his true character, may render professional services before legislative or other bodies, regarding proposed legislation and in advocacy of claims before departments of government, upon the same principles of ethics which justify his appearance before the Courts; but it is unprofessional for a lawyer so engaged to conceal his attorneyship or to employ secret personal solicitations, or to use means other than those addressed to the reason and understanding, to influence action. — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 285

Categorization

• DEFINE: The governing ethical rule for lawyer-lobbying is stated verbatim; needed for reference in the institutions course.
• XREF: connects to: Ethical rules too strict to obey or too vague to guide real lobbying practice — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 294; Common law legitimacy derives from published judicial opinions and public reasoning. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 115; Reason’s defense of law rests on its open discussability, not its content — R. W. Southern, Western Views of Islam in the Middle…, 558

Broader Connections

• Common law legitimacy derives from published judicial opinions and public reasoning. #expands (0.72) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 115
• Reason’s defense of law rests on its open discussability, not its content #corroborates (0.72) — R. W. Southern, Western Views of Islam in the Middle…, 558