Dear visitors, customers!

Apply for legal aid you can to any lawyer, regardless of whether he is a lawyer or not, especially not less, recourse to a lawyer just has all the same advantages.

Ukrainian legislation does not only set qualification requirements for a person with higher legal education and experience, which has decided to become a lawyer, but also the demands of the profession, and responsibility.

According to Art. 2 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advocacy" a lawyer can be a person who has a law degree, diploma confirmed Ukraine or in accordance with international treaties of Ukraine diploma of another country, experience in the field of law for at least two years, holds the official language, has passed the qualifying exams, Ukraine received a certificate of eligibility to an advocate and a lawyer took the oath of Ukraine. That is verified by qualified lawyer specialized body.

Of Art. 15 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advocacy" places on compliance with rules lawyers lawyer ethics, as one of the basic obligations to counsel, which he takes the oath taking counsel.

Lawyers for the rules of lawyer ethics duty to follow these basic principles of operation, such as:

• competence and professionalism of lawyers, high level of training and experience in providing legal services, representation in court, makes it possible to choose this way of resolving the issue, which will provide the most favorable result for the client in a situation that has arisen.
• advantage of the client, in any case the lawyer is making every effort to protect the interests of the client. Interests of the client are privileged to counsel, because the purpose of counsel is a defense of the rights and interests of the client.
• integrity of the lawyer, in good faith compliance with the provisions for attorney jobs is the key to success.
• confidentiality, any information received from the client's lawyer, as well as information about the client or other persons shall not be disclosed and kept secret.
• honesty lawyer; to choose the means of protecting rights and interests of the client prior analysis of the case to determine its prospects, the law imposes on the lawyer's duty to honestly inform the customer about all the possible scenarios in a given situation.
• Unlike a lawyer, according to Art. 10 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advocacy" professional rights and dignity of a lawyer are protected by law.

Prohibited from any involvement in advocacy, vytrebovanie of attorney, his assistant, the data that make up the lawyer-client confidentiality. For these questions, they can not be questioned as witnesses.

The content of consultation, advice, explanations, documents sent by the client to the study, and other information obtained by an attorney on duty, are the secret law under Art. 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advocacy" and not subject to disclosure. And also, according to Art. 10 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advocacy" all documents and information sent by the client a lawyer in the course of their cooperation, can not be inspected or seized without his consent.

Prohibited wiretapping of lawyers in connection with the operational-search activities without the approval of the Attorney General of Ukraine, his deputies, prosecutors of the Republic of Crimea, regions, cities of Kiev.

Counsel guaranteed equal rights with other stakeholders. The criminal case against a lawyer can only be initiated by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, his deputies, prosecutors of the Republic of Crimea, oblast, city of Kiev. Lawyer can not file criminal, financial and other responsibilities, or threaten its use in connection with the submission of legal aid to citizens and organizations, according to the law.

Of Art. 16 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advocacy" provides for disciplinary action lawyers.

The meaning of the legal profession in protecting and defending the interests of the client is in the legal field.

Therefore, the fundamental work for me are a set of rules lawyer ethics and necessary result of the customer!

I will be glad to provide legal assistance!

Sincerely,  lawyer Viktoriya Tereschenko.