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Extra Law Prices: Why Mrpc 5.4 Continues To Needlessly Burden Access To Civil Justice For Low- To Moderate-Income Clients, R. Matthew Black Jul 2019

Extra Law Prices: Why Mrpc 5.4 Continues To Needlessly Burden Access To Civil Justice For Low- To Moderate-Income Clients, R. Matthew Black

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

Whether alternative business structures might improve access to justice for low- to moderate-income clients remains a contentious matter.8 Because alternative business structures are generally unavailable, lawyers rely on 501(c)(3) non-profit status and sliding-scale fee structures to reach an underserved market of low-to moderate-income clientele. Nevertheless, use of a sliding- scale fee structure is rare—perhaps because it fails to maximize law firm profits. A sliding-scale fee structure also does not assist clients who need legal services, but do not qualify for LSC-funded programs and are unable to pay even a portion of subsidized legal fees.

This Note addresses why using a …


Savior Siblings In The United States: Ethical Conundrums, Legal And Regulatory Void, Zachary E. Shapiro Apr 2018

Savior Siblings In The United States: Ethical Conundrums, Legal And Regulatory Void, Zachary E. Shapiro

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Manes V. Meyers, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1974

Manes V. Meyers, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Attorney Fees In School Desegregation Cases Sep 1972

Attorney Fees In School Desegregation Cases

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.