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Thomas L. Shaffer

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The Legal Ethics Of The Two Kingdoms, Thomas L. Shaffer Aug 2016

The Legal Ethics Of The Two Kingdoms, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

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On Living One Way In Town And Another Way At Home, Thomas L. Shaffer Aug 2016

On Living One Way In Town And Another Way At Home, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Less Suffering When You're Warned: A Response To Professor Lewis, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Less Suffering When You're Warned: A Response To Professor Lewis, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

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"Technical" Defenses: Ethics, Morals, And The Lawyer As Friend, Thomas L. Shaffer, Robert F. Cochran Jr. Nov 2013

"Technical" Defenses: Ethics, Morals, And The Lawyer As Friend, Thomas L. Shaffer, Robert F. Cochran Jr.

Thomas L. Shaffer

This essay examines the question of lawyer-client counseling on the issue of raising "technical" defenses, such as statutes of limitations. The authors challenge the prevailing notion of American lawyers that technical defenses raise no moral issue worthy of dialogue between lawyers and clients. Looking at the history of legal ethics and modern treatment in European law, they suggest that questions of limitations do raise moral issues. They go on to explore how those moral issues ought to be discussed and decided between lawyers and clients, using the framework of lawyers as godfathers, hired guns, gurus, and friends that they laid …


Henry Knox And The Moral Theology Of Law Firms, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Henry Knox And The Moral Theology Of Law Firms, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


The Moral Theology Of Atticus Finch, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

The Moral Theology Of Atticus Finch, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Moral Theology In Legal Ethics, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Moral Theology In Legal Ethics, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


The Profession As A Moral Teacher, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

The Profession As A Moral Teacher, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.