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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 Dec 1991

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 …


Gatekeepers Of The Profession: An Empirical Profile Of The Nation's Law Professors, Robert J. Borthwich, Jordan Schau Oct 1991

Gatekeepers Of The Profession: An Empirical Profile Of The Nation's Law Professors, Robert J. Borthwich, Jordan Schau

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Part I of this Note surveys the existing body of literature on legal education, with a particular emphasis on previous empirical studies concerning law professors. Part II focuses on the increasing number of women in the teaching profession. Part III looks at the nonteaching experience of law teachers, including judicial clerkships, private practice, government experience, and public interest experience. Finally, Part IV examines the influence of "elite schools" in law school hiring and tenure decisions.


Fall 1991 Oct 1991

Fall 1991

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Great Expectations: Women In The Legal Profession: A Commentary On State Studies, Ann J. Gellis Oct 1991

Great Expectations: Women In The Legal Profession: A Commentary On State Studies, Ann J. Gellis

Indiana Law Journal

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Defense Counsel As Prosecution Witness: A Combined Doctrine To Govern Attorney Disclosure, David B. Merchant Oct 1991

Defense Counsel As Prosecution Witness: A Combined Doctrine To Govern Attorney Disclosure, David B. Merchant

Washington Law Review

Prosecutors have increasingly used grand juries to compel defense attorneys to disclose client administrative data such as clients' names, fee amounts, or third-party fee payments. A majority of the federal circuit courts protect administrative information only if disclosure would reveal the substance of previous attorney-client conversations. In contrast, a minority of the circuits protect such information when disclosure would incriminate a client in the case at bar. This Comment argues that neither of the current doctrines accomplishes the goals of the attorney-client privilege. Instead, a doctrine that combines the majority and minority views would more effectively promote the policies underlying …


A Tribute To A Great Man: Leroy Collins, Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, Frank Sanchez Oct 1991

A Tribute To A Great Man: Leroy Collins, Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, Frank Sanchez

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Alter[Ing] People's Perceptions: The Challenge Facing Advocates Of Ancillary Business Practices, Marjorie Meeks Oct 1991

Alter[Ing] People's Perceptions: The Challenge Facing Advocates Of Ancillary Business Practices, Marjorie Meeks

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Statistics For Lawyers And Law For Statistics, D. H. Kaye May 1991

Statistics For Lawyers And Law For Statistics, D. H. Kaye

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Statistics for Lawyers by Michael O. Finkelstein and Bruce Levin


Spring 1991 Apr 1991

Spring 1991

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The Advocate And The Media: The Courthouse Basement, Edward S, Mccallum Iii Mar 1991

The Advocate And The Media: The Courthouse Basement, Edward S, Mccallum Iii

Mercer Law Review

The coffee shop at the bottom of the well-worn stairs was not its usual flurry of jibes and clinking dishes. The frantic faces of young attorneys and the sly smiles of experienced advocates that normally graced the dingy tables were gone for the day. All that remained was a waitress brewing one last pot of coffee for the five criminal defense attorneys who somewhat anxiously, somewhat objectively were awaiting the verdict on their five co-defendants. The trial had lasted two tense and turbulent weeks, and now it was 6:30 p.m. The media had covered the case from day one, and …


Missed Manners In Courtroom Decorum, Catherine Thérèse Clarke Jan 1991

Missed Manners In Courtroom Decorum, Catherine Thérèse Clarke

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Gender Stereotypes And Discriminatory Behaviors Toward Female Attorneys: The North Carolina Case, Michael L. Vasu, Ellen Storey Vasu Jan 1991

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.


Legal Issues Confronting Families Affected By Hiv, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 543 (1991), James Monroe Smith Jan 1991

Legal Issues Confronting Families Affected By Hiv, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 543 (1991), James Monroe Smith

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lawyer Advice And Client Autonomy: Mrs. Jones's Case, William H. Simon Jan 1991

Lawyer Advice And Client Autonomy: Mrs. Jones's Case, William H. Simon

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Section 1983, Honorable George C. Pratt, Martin A. Schwartz, Leon Friedman Jan 1991

Section 1983, Honorable George C. Pratt, Martin A. Schwartz, Leon Friedman

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel Jan 1991

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


There Goes The Monopoly: The California Proposal To Allow Nonlawyers To Practice Law, Kathleen E. Justice Jan 1991

There Goes The Monopoly: The California Proposal To Allow Nonlawyers To Practice Law, Kathleen E. Justice

Vanderbilt Law Review

Lawyers love to compete, but only with each other. The legal profession consistently has fought outside competition and successfully has controlled competition to ensure professional survival. Lawyers control competition through participation in bar associations, legislatures, and courts. For example, state statutes and bar association regulations' forbid the practice of law by nonlawyerss To enforce this prohibition, all states require that state and professional bar associations certify individuals as competent legal practitioners before they can practice law. Courts generally have upheld these statutes and regulations. Thus, lawyers have succeeded in limiting outside competition.

These limitations, however, may be resulting in denial …


Procedural Solutions To The Attorney's Fee Problem In Complex Litigation, Christopher P. Lu Jan 1991

Procedural Solutions To The Attorney's Fee Problem In Complex Litigation, Christopher P. Lu

University of Richmond Law Review

Justice William Brennan once observed that disputes about attorneys' fees are "one of the least socially productive types of litigation imaginable." Socially productive or not, attorneys' fees are a major problem in complex litigation today because of both the time and resources needed to determine appropriate fees and the public perception that fees are excessive. While the attorneys' fee problem is not unique to complex suits, the problem is magnified because: 1) complex suits are often more protracted than ordinary suits and necessarily require more lawyers; 2) many fee shifting statutes can be triggered in complex suits; and 3) class …


Your Hiv Positive Client: Easing The Burden On The Family Through Estate Planning, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 509 (1991), Emily Berendt, Laura Lynn Michaels Jan 1991

Your Hiv Positive Client: Easing The Burden On The Family Through Estate Planning, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 509 (1991), Emily Berendt, Laura Lynn Michaels

UIC Law Review

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Prospects For The 1992 Conference On The Environment And Development: A New World Order, 25 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (1991), Elliot Richardson Jan 1991

Prospects For The 1992 Conference On The Environment And Development: A New World Order, 25 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (1991), Elliot Richardson

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Considering The Costs And Benefits Of Lawyering In Drafting Legislation Or Establishing Precedents, Philip B. Heymann Jan 1991

Considering The Costs And Benefits Of Lawyering In Drafting Legislation Or Establishing Precedents, Philip B. Heymann

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Volume 58 Jan 1991

Volume 58

Tennessee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection Jan 1991

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel Jan 1991

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.