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Lawyers And Biblical Prophets, Thomas L. Shaffer
Lawyers And Biblical Prophets, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
This is part of a broader exploration of the suggestion that the biblical prophets-Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos, Nathan, and the others-are sources of ethical reflection and moral example for modern American lawyers. The suggestion appears to be unusual; I am not sure why. The Prophets were, more than anything else, lawyers-as their successors, the Rabbis of the Talmud, were. They were neither teachers nor bureaucrats, not elected officials or priests or preachers. And the comparison is not an ancient curiosity: Much of what admirable lawyer-heroes have done in modern America has been prophetic in the biblical sense-that is, what they …
The Gentleman In Professional Ethics, Thomas L. Shaffer
The Gentleman In Professional Ethics, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.
The Legal Ethics Of Servanthood, Thomas L. Shaffer
The Legal Ethics Of Servanthood, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.
Symposium: Client Counseling And Moral Responsibility, Thomas L. Shaffer, Deborah L. Rhode, Paul R. Tremblay, Robert F. Cochran
Symposium: Client Counseling And Moral Responsibility, Thomas L. Shaffer, Deborah L. Rhode, Paul R. Tremblay, Robert F. Cochran
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.
Business Lawyers, Baseball Players, And The Hebrew Prophets, Thomas L. Shaffer
Business Lawyers, Baseball Players, And The Hebrew Prophets, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
This article is a reflection on the ethics of practiving law for business, building on the career of Scott Boras, who acts as agent and lawyer for professional baseball players. The reflection wonders at the clout corporate lawyers have over their clients, mentioning, of course, some personal experiences (back before the invention of moveable type) from the author's two years in a large business-oriented law firm, as well as on Mr. Boras's significant influence in the baseball world. The object, finally, is ethical reflection on such things as the particular a lawyer has when she in in house rather than …
Less Suffering When You're Warned: A Response To Professor Lewis, Thomas L. Shaffer
Less Suffering When You're Warned: A Response To Professor Lewis, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.
Should A Christian Lawyer Serve The Guilty?, Thomas L. Shaffer
Should A Christian Lawyer Serve The Guilty?, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.
Towering Figures, Enigmas, And Responsive Communities In American Legal Ethics, Thomas L. Shaffer
Towering Figures, Enigmas, And Responsive Communities In American Legal Ethics, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.
The Ethics Of Dissent And Friendship In The American Professions, Thomas L. Shaffer
The Ethics Of Dissent And Friendship In The American Professions, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.
Henry Knox And The Moral Theology Of Law Firms, Thomas L. Shaffer
Henry Knox And The Moral Theology Of Law Firms, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.
The Moral Theology Of Atticus Finch, Thomas L. Shaffer
The Moral Theology Of Atticus Finch, Thomas L. Shaffer
Thomas L. Shaffer
No abstract provided.