Lincoln ethics speech for lawyers

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I am a lawyer and a Lincoln history buff. I am giving an ethics continuing legal education speech to a group of product liability lawyers, and my topic is “What Every Lawyer Should Know about Abraham Lincoln.” I plan on discussing Lincoln’s legal career, but also some of his other attributes that are instructive to lawyers. I plan on covering the following:

Courage: (retaining McClellan even though McClellan was a Democrat who did not agree with Lincoln’s war policy; refusing to accept peace with the south unless slavery was abolished, visiting Richmond while the smoke was still rising from battle, etc.)

Humor (I think Lincoln was a master at using Humor to advocate effectively. Did he really say "if I[/font] was two faced do you really think I'd use this one?) I'd love some more examples.

Writing (we can all learn from Lincoln’s brevity in writing.)

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about this topic? Are there resources you would recommend ?

Thanks!