Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Law
Professional Responsibility: 1997 Survey Of Florida Law, Timothy P. Chinaris, Elizabeth Clark Tarbert
Professional Responsibility: 1997 Survey Of Florida Law, Timothy P. Chinaris, Elizabeth Clark Tarbert
Law Faculty Scholarship
Professional responsibility law in Florida continued to expand in 1997. Case law, rules, and ethics opinions amplified and, in some areas, extended the duties that lawyers assume as officers of the judicial branch of government. This article examines professional responsibility decisions that are likely to affect the relationships that lawyers have with clients, former clients, judges, third parties, and The Florida Bar. Part II looks at developments affecting the most important relationship that lawyers establish and operate within: the relationship between lawyer and client. Part III reviews developments of significance to the lawyer's relationship to the court and the judicial …
A Comparative Proposal To Reform The United States Gift Tax Annual Exclusion, Jeffrey S. Kinsler
A Comparative Proposal To Reform The United States Gift Tax Annual Exclusion, Jeffrey S. Kinsler
Law Faculty Scholarship
This Article analyzes the U.S. gift tax annual exclusion, the main exemption to U.S. gift tax laws. The Article develops the history and purpose of the gift tax annual exclusion to demonstrate that the current system does not accomplish its original purposes. The Article concludes that reform is needed and proposes legislation to simplify the gift tax laws and create a more equitable gift tax law system. The Article uses the gift tax laws of New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Netherlands as models for U.S. gift tax reform legislation.
The Secondary Effects Doctrine: 'The Evisceration Of First Amendment Freedoms', David L. Hudson Jr.
The Secondary Effects Doctrine: 'The Evisceration Of First Amendment Freedoms', David L. Hudson Jr.
Law Faculty Scholarship
An analysis of First Amendment Jurisprudence and the Secondary Effects Doctrine.