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The Breath Of The Unfee'd Lawyer: Statutory Fee Limitations And Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Capital Litigation, Albert L. Vreeland Ii
The Breath Of The Unfee'd Lawyer: Statutory Fee Limitations And Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Capital Litigation, Albert L. Vreeland Ii
Michigan Law Review
This Note argues that fee limitations deprive indigent defendants of their right to effective assistance of counsel. Part I of this Note reviews state court decisions that address Sixth Amendment challenges to fee limitations, yet fail to address the broader concerns about the appointed counsel system. Part II considers the inherent disincentives and burdens fee limitations impose on attorneys and suggests that the limits threaten the indigent accused's right to effective assistance of counsel. A comparison of the fee limitations and the time required to prepare and try a capital case reveals the gross inadequacy of statutory fee provisions. In …
Gender Stereotypes And Discriminatory Behaviors Toward Female Attorneys: The North Carolina Case, Michael L. Vasu, Ellen Storey Vasu
Gender Stereotypes And Discriminatory Behaviors Toward Female Attorneys: The North Carolina Case, Michael L. Vasu, Ellen Storey Vasu
Campbell Law Review
This article presents the results generated from the North Carolina Survey of Attorneys. The focus of this article is on attorneys' perceptions of professional activity levels, career choices, and gender stereotypes, as well as observations of discriminatory behavior toward female attorneys in court or chambers as perceived and reported by the lawyers in our sample.