Legal Core Values
The legal profession is more than briefs and trials. It's a calling to deal honestly, keep our word, and put people before profit. We're guided by the conviction that how we work matters as much as what we achieve —
Our core values aren't just principles we admire — they're commitments we live out. Rooted in a faith that calls us to honesty, stewardship, and service, here's what guides how we work with every client, every deal, every day.
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Recommended Books for Legal Professionals
Walk 10 Steps with the Lord by C. Thomas Ebel
The ten steps in this book are a guide for you to explore more deeply your faith in God through Jesus Christ. See how you can transform your life by following the path in this book and finding the peace, comfort, strength and joy which come from a closer relationship with the Lord.
Tom Ebel lives in Richmond, Virginia, where he has practices law and stays active in the business and Christian communities. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and the University of Richmond Law School. He is married and has two grown children. Losing his father to a heart attack at 17 years of age and his mother to brain cancer at 19 launched him on a spiritual journey where he came to know God through Jesus Christ. He hopes sharing the steps of his journey will guide others in their encounter with the Lord.
The Lawyer’s Calling by Joseph Allegretti
A noted law school professor reflects on the spiritual vacuum at the heart of the legal profession and suggests ways of reintegrating that profession with the deepest aspirations of its members.
Lawyers in our day are facing a crisis of meaning. Distrusted by the public, stressed by overwork, and questioning the value of their contribution to society, legal professionals find themselves in a situation where work has lost its connection with deeper beliefs. The crisis they face is essentially spiritual.
How can lawyers bridge the gap between their beliefs and their daily work? Joseph Allegretti maintains that law can be a true vocation―a "calling" from God. He points to ways that lawyers are or can be healers in society, and he explains how their service to clients resembles a covenant relationship. Lawyers and law students will find his vision of the legal profession to be rich with possibility.
Can a Good Christian Be a Good Lawyer?: Homilies, Witnesses, and Reflections by Thomas E. Baker & Timothy W. Floyd
Law professors Thomas E. Baker and Timothy W. Floyd asked some of their legal colleagues to respond to this provocative question: "Can a good Christian be a good lawyer?" Here are twenty-one highly personal narratives that answer the question of how each writer tries, sometimes but not always successfully, to be both a good Christian and a good lawyer.
How does a lawyer called to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ reconcile his or her faith with the secular calling to the legal profession? The editors did not set out to provide some kind of final resolution or unified consensus. Instead, they have compiled a remarkable collection of reflections by lawyers, judges, and academics who represent many different branches of Christianity.
The reader is likely to find many role models to emulate and the inspiration to continue to fight the good fight in these accounts grounded in legal and Christian thought. Reading about these real-life ethical dilemmas, conflicting loyalties, and personal difficulties offers the reassurance that others have shared their ongoing struggle to rhyme their career with their faith.
Although every lawyer will find Can a Good Christian Be a Good Lawyer? especially meaningful, these essays speak to all persons of faith who strive to practice their beliefs in their work.