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Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

2010

Professional ethics

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The Civil Government Litigator: A View From The Jury Box, Bruce A. Green, Karen Bergreen Jan 2010

The Civil Government Litigator: A View From The Jury Box, Bruce A. Green, Karen Bergreen

Hofstra Law Review

This article examines the role and responsibilities of the government’s civil trial lawyers from the perspective of two jurors, one a law professor and the other a novelist and self-described recovering lawyer. It begins by telling the story of a trial in which the authors served as jurors: a personal-injury case brought against New York City by a tenant who claimed to have been injured when the ceiling of her city-owned apartment fell on her head. The article then explores the role of the city’s lawyer, whose performance failed to live up to the jury’s expectations. The article suggests that …


Lawyering In The Supreme Court, Paul D. Clement Jan 2010

Lawyering In The Supreme Court, Paul D. Clement

Hofstra Law Review

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The Influence Of The American Lawyers' Code Of Conduct On Aba Rules And Standards, Monroe H. Freedman Jan 2010

The Influence Of The American Lawyers' Code Of Conduct On Aba Rules And Standards, Monroe H. Freedman

Hofstra Law Review

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