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An Essay On Teaching Professional Responsibility, L. Ray Patterson Dec 1999

An Essay On Teaching Professional Responsibility, L. Ray Patterson

Northern Illinois University Law Review

There is, I argue, need for a new approach to teaching law students how to become professionally responsible lawyers. The core problem in teaching the professional responsibility course is that it is a course in lawyer's law that treats only the ethical rules and ignores the fact that procedural and malpractice rules are also relevant. If, however, the professional responsibility course becomes a course in lawyer's law, it follows that it must encompass rules of procedure, rules of malpractice, and rules of ethics (which should be identified as what they are, rules of discipline). There is, however, a development that …


Professional Responsibility, James D. Callahan Jul 1999

Professional Responsibility, James D. Callahan

South Carolina Law Review

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Should Kentucky Impose An Enforceable Duty On Lawyers To Report Other Lawyers' Professional Misconduct?, Parker D. Eastin Jan 1999

Should Kentucky Impose An Enforceable Duty On Lawyers To Report Other Lawyers' Professional Misconduct?, Parker D. Eastin

Kentucky Law Journal

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Foreword, Rationing Lawyers: Ethical And Professional Issues In The Delivery Of Legal Services To Low-Income Clients, Bruce A. Green Jan 1999

Foreword, Rationing Lawyers: Ethical And Professional Issues In The Delivery Of Legal Services To Low-Income Clients, Bruce A. Green

Fordham Law Review

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Recommendations Of The Conference Jan 1999

Recommendations Of The Conference

Fordham Law Review

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A Call To Context: The Professional Challenges Of Cause Lawyering At The Intersection Of Race, Space, And Poverty, John O. Calmore Jan 1999

A Call To Context: The Professional Challenges Of Cause Lawyering At The Intersection Of Race, Space, And Poverty, John O. Calmore

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


And Justice For All—Including The Unrepresented Poor: Revisiting The Roles Of The Judges, Mediators, And Clerks, Russell Engler Jan 1999

And Justice For All—Including The Unrepresented Poor: Revisiting The Roles Of The Judges, Mediators, And Clerks, Russell Engler

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Restrictions By Funders And The Ethical Practice Of Law, Alan W. Houseman Jan 1999

Restrictions By Funders And The Ethical Practice Of Law, Alan W. Houseman

Fordham Law Review

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Legal Services Lawyers And The Influence Of Third Parties On The Lawyer-Client Relationship: Some Thoughts From Scholars, Practitioners, And Courts, Samuel J. Levine Jan 1999

Legal Services Lawyers And The Influence Of Third Parties On The Lawyer-Client Relationship: Some Thoughts From Scholars, Practitioners, And Courts, Samuel J. Levine

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Context And Collaboration: Family Law Innovation And Professional Autonomy, Louise G. Trubek Jan 1999

Context And Collaboration: Family Law Innovation And Professional Autonomy, Louise G. Trubek

Fordham Law Review

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Acting "A Very Moral Type Of God": Triage Among Poor Clients, Paul R. Tremblay Jan 1999

Acting "A Very Moral Type Of God": Triage Among Poor Clients, Paul R. Tremblay

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nonlawyers And The Unauthorized Practice Of Law: An Overview Of The Legal And Ethical Parameters, Derek A. Denckla Jan 1999

Nonlawyers And The Unauthorized Practice Of Law: An Overview Of The Legal And Ethical Parameters, Derek A. Denckla

Fordham Law Review

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Re-Conceptualizing The Relationship Between Legal Ethics And Technological Innovation In Legal Practice: From Threat To Opportunity, Richard Zorza Jan 1999

Re-Conceptualizing The Relationship Between Legal Ethics And Technological Innovation In Legal Practice: From Threat To Opportunity, Richard Zorza

Fordham Law Review

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Lawyering For Social Change: What's A Lawyer To Do?, Kevin R. Johnson Jan 1999

Lawyering For Social Change: What's A Lawyer To Do?, Kevin R. Johnson

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This article analyzes two questions that are raised by Professor Yamamoto's provocative article. Part I argues that any significant transformation of the social structure of United States society is far more likely to occur through mass political movements than through litigation. Consequently, advocates of social change, especially those trained in law, should not expect too much reform from the courtrooms. They instead should consider how traditional legal action might complement and encourage-not replace-community activism and political involvement. Put simply, an exclusive focus on litigation will not accomplish fully the desired objective. Part II contends that attorneys' ethical duties to their …


Face-Ing The Other: An Ethics Of Encounter And Solidarity In Legal Services Practice, Marie A. Failinger Jan 1999

Face-Ing The Other: An Ethics Of Encounter And Solidarity In Legal Services Practice, Marie A. Failinger

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nonlawyer Legal Assistance And Access To Justice, Alex J. Hurder Jan 1999

Nonlawyer Legal Assistance And Access To Justice, Alex J. Hurder

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


In-House Live-Client Clinical Programs: Some Ethical Issues, James E. Moliterno Jan 1999

In-House Live-Client Clinical Programs: Some Ethical Issues, James E. Moliterno

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Effective Lawyer-Client Communication: An International Project Moving From Research To Reform, Clark D. Cunningham Jan 1999

Evaluating Effective Lawyer-Client Communication: An International Project Moving From Research To Reform, Clark D. Cunningham

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Collaboration Between Lawyers And Social Workers: Re-Examining The Nature And Potential Of The Relationship, Paula Galowitz Jan 1999

Collaboration Between Lawyers And Social Workers: Re-Examining The Nature And Potential Of The Relationship, Paula Galowitz

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Multiple Communities Or Monolithic Clients: Positional Conflicts Of Interest And The Mission Of The Legal Services Lawyer, Peter Margulies Jan 1999

Multiple Communities Or Monolithic Clients: Positional Conflicts Of Interest And The Mission Of The Legal Services Lawyer, Peter Margulies

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rethinking The Way Law Is Taught: Can We Improve Lawyer Professionalism By Teaching Hired Guns To Aim Better?, W. William Hodges Jan 1999

Rethinking The Way Law Is Taught: Can We Improve Lawyer Professionalism By Teaching Hired Guns To Aim Better?, W. William Hodges

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Cultures Of Commitment: Pro Bono For Lawyers And Law Students, Deborah L. Rhode Jan 1999

Cultures Of Commitment: Pro Bono For Lawyers And Law Students, Deborah L. Rhode

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


I Don't Want To Play God—A Response To Professor Tremblay, Justine A. Dunlap Jan 1999

I Don't Want To Play God—A Response To Professor Tremblay, Justine A. Dunlap

Fordham Law Review

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Professional And Ethical Issues In Legal Externships: Fostering Commitment To Public Service, Lisa G. Lerman Jan 1999

Professional And Ethical Issues In Legal Externships: Fostering Commitment To Public Service, Lisa G. Lerman

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza Jan 1999

Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This essay argues that the public defender should not undertake, or fail to undertake, any action to the legal detriment of a client on the basis of a conflict the attorney perceives between religious and professional responsibility, except for imminent death or serious bodily harm to another. Having accepted the responsibility of representing indigent criminal defendants, the public defender is duty-bound to not compromise that responsibility for competing religious obligations. This argument rests on four premises: (1) the public defender occupies a unique position in our legal system, and options available to private interest lawyers or other clients should not …


Legal Ethics And A Civil Action, Kevin E. Mohr Jan 1999

Legal Ethics And A Civil Action, Kevin E. Mohr

Seattle University Law Review

This Article shows how A Civil Action can be used to supplement a course in Professional Responsibility. A Civil Action contains many events that can similarly be used to introduce students to ethical dilemmas they will confront when they enter the profession. These events can breathe life into otherwise dry discussions of acceptable ethical behavior as set out in ethical codes. In accord with the Lessons from Woburn Project's goal to make A Civil Action and its associated materials into a powerful teaching tool, the book's events vividly illustrate the ethical parameters within which a lawyer must operate, ethical parameters …