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The Responsibility Of Law Schools: Educating Lawyers As Counselors And Problem Solvers, Paul Brest Jul 1995

The Responsibility Of Law Schools: Educating Lawyers As Counselors And Problem Solvers, Paul Brest

Law and Contemporary Problems

American legal education is as strong as ever in doctrine and legal analysis; however, it is strikingly weak in teaching other foundational skills and knowledge that lawyers need as counselors, problem solvers and negotiators. Brest proposes a series of advanced courses that integrate the fundamental lawyering skills of counseling, problem solving and negotiation with insights from other disciplines.


2001: A Train Ride: A Guided Tour Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel, Gerald F. Uelmen Jan 1995

2001: A Train Ride: A Guided Tour Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel, Gerald F. Uelmen

Law and Contemporary Problems

Uelmen offers a guided railway tour of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, making stops along the way to revisit various legal landmarks such as "Nabb v. United States" and "Powell v. Alabama."


Indigent Defense Systems In The United States, Robert L. Spangenberg, Marea L. Beeman Jan 1995

Indigent Defense Systems In The United States, Robert L. Spangenberg, Marea L. Beeman

Law and Contemporary Problems

Spangenberg and Beeman describe the structure and funding of the systems of delivery of legal services to indigent criminal defendents in use at the state level, including assigned counsel, contract attorneys and public defenders.


An Essay On The New Public Defender For The 21st Century, Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Jan 1995

An Essay On The New Public Defender For The 21st Century, Charles J. Ogletree Jr.

Law and Contemporary Problems

Funding for public defender services is woefully inadequate. Ogletree offers some anecdotal advice for public defenders and those designing public defender services.


505 And All That—The Defendant’S Dilemma, Peter Jaszi Apr 1992

505 And All That—The Defendant’S Dilemma, Peter Jaszi

Law and Contemporary Problems

Section 505 of the Copyright Act of 1909 was carried forth, without substantive change, into the Copyright Act of 1976. An assessment of section 505 is presented.


The Effects Of Fee Shifting On The Settlement Rate: Theoretical Observations On Costs, Conflicts, And Contingency Fees, John J. Donohue Iii Jul 1991

The Effects Of Fee Shifting On The Settlement Rate: Theoretical Observations On Costs, Conflicts, And Contingency Fees, John J. Donohue Iii

Law and Contemporary Problems

Litigation costs could be conceived as a bribe to parties to reach a contractual agreement settling their dispute. The question of what effect fee-shifting rules might have on the rate of settlements in lawsuits is examined.


Prosecuting Attorneys For Money Laundering: A New And Questionable Weapon In The War On Crime, Adam K. Weinstein Jan 1988

Prosecuting Attorneys For Money Laundering: A New And Questionable Weapon In The War On Crime, Adam K. Weinstein

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Shareholders’ Derivative-Claim Exception To The Attorney-Client Privilege Jul 1985

The Shareholders’ Derivative-Claim Exception To The Attorney-Client Privilege

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Derivative Suit Settlements: In Search Of A New Lodestar Jul 1985

Derivative Suit Settlements: In Search Of A New Lodestar

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Unfaithful Champion: The Plaintiff As Monitor In Shareholder Litigation, John C. Coffee Jr. Jul 1985

The Unfaithful Champion: The Plaintiff As Monitor In Shareholder Litigation, John C. Coffee Jr.

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Toward A History Of The American Rule On Attorney Fee Recovery, John Leubsdorf Jan 1984

Toward A History Of The American Rule On Attorney Fee Recovery, John Leubsdorf

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Foreword, Murray L. Schwartz Jan 1984

Foreword, Murray L. Schwartz

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Attorney Fee Shifting: A Bibliography, Kathryn M. Christie Jan 1984

Attorney Fee Shifting: A Bibliography, Kathryn M. Christie

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Second Set Of Players: Lawyers, Fee Shifting, And The Limits Of Professional Discipline, Charles W. Wolfram Jan 1984

The Second Set Of Players: Lawyers, Fee Shifting, And The Limits Of Professional Discipline, Charles W. Wolfram

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Compensation Formulas For Court Awarded Attorney Fees, Marshall J. Breger Jan 1984

Compensation Formulas For Court Awarded Attorney Fees, Marshall J. Breger

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Fee Arrangements And Fee Shifting: Lessons From The Experience In Ontario, Herbert M. Kritzer Jan 1984

Fee Arrangements And Fee Shifting: Lessons From The Experience In Ontario, Herbert M. Kritzer

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Citizen Suit Attorney Fee Shifting Awards: A Critical Examination Of Government-“Subsidized” Litigation, Bruce Fein Jan 1984

Citizen Suit Attorney Fee Shifting Awards: A Critical Examination Of Government-“Subsidized” Litigation, Bruce Fein

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Winnowing Derivative Suits Through Attorneys Fees, A. F. Conard Jan 1984

Winnowing Derivative Suits Through Attorneys Fees, A. F. Conard

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The European Experience With Attorney Fee Shifting, Werner Pfennigstorf Jan 1984

The European Experience With Attorney Fee Shifting, Werner Pfennigstorf

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Fee Shifting And The Implementation Of Public Policy, Frances Kahn Zemans Jan 1984

Fee Shifting And The Implementation Of Public Policy, Frances Kahn Zemans

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Attorney Fee Shifting In Public Interest Litigation, Robert V. Percival, Geoffrey P. Miller Jan 1984

The Role Of Attorney Fee Shifting In Public Interest Litigation, Robert V. Percival, Geoffrey P. Miller

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Predicting The Effects Of Attorney Fee Shifting, Thomas D. Rowe Jr. Jan 1984

Predicting The Effects Of Attorney Fee Shifting, Thomas D. Rowe Jr.

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


State Attorney Fee Shifting Statutes: Are We Quietly Repealing The American Rule? Jan 1984

State Attorney Fee Shifting Statutes: Are We Quietly Repealing The American Rule?

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.