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You might be interested in this article by Amin Aminfar (Academy Class of 2003) from the Trinity Forum Academy's online newsletter CONVERSATIONS. The opening text is below; see this link for the rest: http://www.ttf.org/index/conversations/detail/duty-of-a-christian-lawyer/ ---------- Michael Clayton, Thomas More, and the Duty of a Christian Lawyer “The relationship between lawyer and client constructed by the rules of legal ethics does not contain, therefore, an absolute agreement that the lawyer will never betray the client, just that the lawyer is prepared to accept the wrath of the client (and subsequent wrath of the profession) should the lawyer make the choice to betray.” Amin Aminfar is a 2003 graduate of the Trinity Forum Academy. Following the Academy, Amin completed a dual-degree program in theology and law at Duke University, and currently serves as a lawyer with the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC. The views expressed in this essay do not reflect those of the US Department of Justice or the US Federal Government. Can an ethical lawyer be a moral person?  In popular American sentiment, the suggestion that a lawyer may be moral is virtually a non sequitur. To the guild of lawyers, being ethical, that is, obeying the rules of professional conduct that guide the practice of law, is a profoundly moral task.  Both of these responses elide a basic truth: the interface between legal ethics and moral responsibility is fraught with choices that threaten both.   ---------- The entry has 1572 more words. http://www.ttf.org/index/conversations/detail/duty-of-a-christian-lawyer/