{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-18-17","heading":"Attorney's duty to represent the oppressed.","body":"It is the duty of an attorney and counselor at law never to reject for any consideration personal to himself, the cause of the defenseless or the oppressed.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-18. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ATTORNEYS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-18-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"ce2f4c341176a5b132f85a4601207bf5681f8d82c196631be843145eaebf5541","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}