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Blue-Chip Bilking: Regulation Of Billing And Expense Fraud By Lawyers, Lisa G. Lerman
Blue-Chip Bilking: Regulation Of Billing And Expense Fraud By Lawyers, Lisa G. Lerman
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This study of recent cases of billing and expense fraud confirms the views of David Wilkins, Ted Schneyer, and many other scholars that the disciplinary system performs only one of several needed regulatory functions. The cases demonstrate the need for public and private regulatory responses that not only receive and investigate complaints, but also provide education, prevention, proactive monitoring, and remediation. Lawyers who engage in billing and expense fraud should be fired, disbarred, prosecuted on criminal charges, sued for malpractice. If the public and private organizations that can attend to this problem take it seriously, the norms in the legal …
Professional And Ethical Issues In Legal Externships: Fostering Commitment To Public Service, Lisa G. Lerman
Professional And Ethical Issues In Legal Externships: Fostering Commitment To Public Service, Lisa G. Lerman
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In this Article, I explore the larger issue of professional choices presented to law student externs. Then I explore some of the particular ethical dilemmas that law students and their teachers encounter in externship programs.