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In Defense Of The Devil's Advocate, Lonnie T. Brown Jr.
In Defense Of The Devil's Advocate, Lonnie T. Brown Jr.
Hofstra Law Review
Among the many controversial positions for which Monroe Freedman advocated during his illustrious career, the one that I find most surprising and uncharacteristic is his contention that lawyers who undertake morally questionable representations have a duty to explain or justify their choice of client. Specifically, in 1993 Professor Freedman penned a well-known column in the Legal Times — titled “Must You Be the Devil’s Advocate?” — in which he took Professor Michael Tigar to task for his representation of reputed Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk. Professor Freedman tacitly criticized Professor Tigar for his client choice and expressly called upon him …
Monroe Freedman And The Morality Of Dishonesty: Multidimensional Legal Ethics As A Cold War Imperative, Norman I. Silber
Monroe Freedman And The Morality Of Dishonesty: Multidimensional Legal Ethics As A Cold War Imperative, Norman I. Silber
Hofstra Law Review
This Article reaches into the personal history of Monroe Freedman, a pioneer in multi-dimensional legal ethics, to advance an explanation for his advocacy and his signal contributions to legal ethics - particularly his landmark article of 1966, Professional Responsibility of the Criminal Defense Lawyer: The Three Hardest Questions, where he inquired into situations in which candor might not be either moral or professional. It argues that his outspoken defense of lying as sometimes necessary and even moral behavior in the adversary system should be understood as an outgrowth of his early religious perspective about the nature of moral obligations, as …
The Case For Proactive Management-Based Regulation To Improve Professional Self-Regulation For U.S. Lawyers, Ted Schneyer
The Case For Proactive Management-Based Regulation To Improve Professional Self-Regulation For U.S. Lawyers, Ted Schneyer
Hofstra Law Review
The article discusses the American Bar Association's (ABA's) Standing Committee on Professional Discipline and its review of the ABA's Model Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, focusing on proactive management-based regulation as a means of improving professional self-regulation for U.S. lawyers as of 2013. Other topics include attorney misconduct claims by clients, law firm management, and the roles of solicitors in assessing a law firm's ethical infrastructure in New South Wales.
Informal Remarks On Professionalism, Burnele V. Powell
Informal Remarks On Professionalism, Burnele V. Powell
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Some Thoughts On The Differences In Criminal Trials In The Civil And Common Law Legal Systems, Mary C. Daly
Some Thoughts On The Differences In Criminal Trials In The Civil And Common Law Legal Systems, Mary C. Daly
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
The Adversary Process Is Not An End In Itself, Lloyd L. Weinreb
The Adversary Process Is Not An End In Itself, Lloyd L. Weinreb
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Reflections On Confidentiality - A Practitioner's Response To Spaulding V. Zimmerman, Carol M. Langford
Reflections On Confidentiality - A Practitioner's Response To Spaulding V. Zimmerman, Carol M. Langford
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Can A Good Lawyer Be A Bad Person, Stephen Gillers
Can A Good Lawyer Be A Bad Person, Stephen Gillers
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Access To What, Stephen L. Pepper
Access To What, Stephen L. Pepper
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Effective Assistance: Reconceiving The Role Of The Chief Public Defender, Kim Taylor-Thompson
Effective Assistance: Reconceiving The Role Of The Chief Public Defender, Kim Taylor-Thompson
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Conflicts In The Corporate Family: Professor Wolfram Has It Almost Right, Lawrence J. Fox
Conflicts In The Corporate Family: Professor Wolfram Has It Almost Right, Lawrence J. Fox
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Rationing Justice - What Thomas More Would Say, Michael E. Tigar
Rationing Justice - What Thomas More Would Say, Michael E. Tigar
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Comments On After Legal Aid Is Abolished, Frank Rosiny
Comments On After Legal Aid Is Abolished, Frank Rosiny
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Corporate-Family Conflicts, Charles W. Wolfram
Corporate-Family Conflicts, Charles W. Wolfram
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Should The Government Fund Legal Services - If So, What Should The Lawyers Do, Jonathan A. Weiss
Should The Government Fund Legal Services - If So, What Should The Lawyers Do, Jonathan A. Weiss
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
After Legal Aid Is Abolished, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
After Legal Aid Is Abolished, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Comments On Professionalism, John M. Walker Jr.
Comments On Professionalism, John M. Walker Jr.
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Limiting Secret Settlements By Law, David Luban
Limiting Secret Settlements By Law, David Luban
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Innovative Legal Billing, Alternatives To Billable Hours And Ethical Hurdles, Ronald D. Rotunda
Innovative Legal Billing, Alternatives To Billable Hours And Ethical Hurdles, Ronald D. Rotunda
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
When Is A Social Worker As Well As A Lawyer Needed, Jack B. Weinstein
When Is A Social Worker As Well As A Lawyer Needed, Jack B. Weinstein
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
An Informal Discussion On Legal Ethics, Charles W. Wolfram, Ronald D. Rotunda, Burnele V. Powell, Carol M. Langford, Roy Simon
An Informal Discussion On Legal Ethics, Charles W. Wolfram, Ronald D. Rotunda, Burnele V. Powell, Carol M. Langford, Roy Simon
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Corporate Law Firms And Corporate Ethics, Ralph Nader
Corporate Law Firms And Corporate Ethics, Ralph Nader
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Partners Without Power - A Preliminary Look At Black Partners In Corporate Law Firms, David B. Wilkins
Partners Without Power - A Preliminary Look At Black Partners In Corporate Law Firms, David B. Wilkins
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Access To The Legal Profession For Minorities: Introductory Remarks, Dennis Chin
Access To The Legal Profession For Minorities: Introductory Remarks, Dennis Chin
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Questions And Answers On Lloyd Weinreb's And Mary Daly's Articles
Questions And Answers On Lloyd Weinreb's And Mary Daly's Articles
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Professionalism, Anthony T. Kronman
Professionalism, Anthony T. Kronman
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Pragmatic Professionalism: An Exercise In Applied Ethics, Amy R. Mashburn
Pragmatic Professionalism: An Exercise In Applied Ethics, Amy R. Mashburn
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
The Case Against Secret Settlements (Or, What You Don't Know Can Hurt You), Richard A. Zitrin
The Case Against Secret Settlements (Or, What You Don't Know Can Hurt You), Richard A. Zitrin
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
The Good Person Question: Valid Query Or Hobson's Choice, Raymond M. Brown
The Good Person Question: Valid Query Or Hobson's Choice, Raymond M. Brown
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.
Lawyer Disclosure To Prevent Death Or Bodily Injury: A New Look At Spaulding V. Zimmerman, Roger C. Cramton
Lawyer Disclosure To Prevent Death Or Bodily Injury: A New Look At Spaulding V. Zimmerman, Roger C. Cramton
Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
No abstract provided.