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A Pioneer Of The Law & Society Movement: One Eyewitness’S Reflections, Jayanth K. Krishnan
A Pioneer Of The Law & Society Movement: One Eyewitness’S Reflections, Jayanth K. Krishnan
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There is arguably no more seminal a figure in the field of law and society than Professor Marc Galanter. That a Special Issue featuring dedications to several leading academic lights would be hosted by the University of Chicago Law Review is especially significant in terms of Marc’s inclusion because Chicago is where Marc came of age as a student.
Professor Richard Abel, some years back, chronicled Marc’s educational journey in Hyde Park. As Abel tells it—and as Marc has told me over the years—after finishing his B.A. and while continuing to work on his master’s degree from Chicago, Marc enrolled …
Do Attorneys Do Their Clients Justice? An Empirical Study Of Lawyers' Effects On Tax Court Litigation Outcomes, Leandra Lederman, Warren B. Hrung
Do Attorneys Do Their Clients Justice? An Empirical Study Of Lawyers' Effects On Tax Court Litigation Outcomes, Leandra Lederman, Warren B. Hrung
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Do attorneys really add value or can unrepresented parties achieve equivalent results? This fundamental question ordinarily is difficult to answer empirically. An equally important question both for attorneys and the justice system is whether attorneys prolong disputes or instead facilitate expeditious resolution of cases.
Fortunately, there is a federal court that provides an excellent laboratory in which to test and answer these questions. In the United States Tax Court (Tax Court), where most federal tax cases are litigated, the government always is represented by Internal Revenue Service attorneys but a large portion of the taxpayer litigants proceed pro se. In …
Book Review. This Week On The Talk Shows: The Litigation Explosion, J. Alexander Tanford
Book Review. This Week On The Talk Shows: The Litigation Explosion, J. Alexander Tanford
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Effect Of Representation On A Claimant's Success Rate -- Three Study Designs, William D. Popkin
Effect Of Representation On A Claimant's Success Rate -- Three Study Designs, William D. Popkin
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The Contingent Fee Contract In Massachusetts, Kenneth B. Hughes
The Contingent Fee Contract In Massachusetts, Kenneth B. Hughes
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