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Report Of The Standing Advisory Commmitee On The Rules Of Professional Conduct, R. Michael Cassidy Dec 2013

Report Of The Standing Advisory Commmitee On The Rules Of Professional Conduct, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Report Of The Standing Advisory Commmitee On The Rules Of Professional Conduct, R. Michael Cassidy Dec 2013

Report Of The Standing Advisory Commmitee On The Rules Of Professional Conduct, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Undue Influence, Confidential Relationship, And The Psychology Of Transferenc, Thomas L. Shaffer Dec 2013

Undue Influence, Confidential Relationship, And The Psychology Of Transferenc, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Staying Competitive: Skills Of A Successful Lawyer, Denver S. Burke Dec 2013

Staying Competitive: Skills Of A Successful Lawyer, Denver S. Burke

Denver S Burke

The legal job landscape has always been competitive, however within the last year, the fees and ability to attract business via referral companies has decreased, meaning law firms are now more selective in the recruitment process. This article helps review certain areas to help differentiate yourself from the competition.


On Being A Professional Elder, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

On Being A Professional Elder, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Roman Catholic Lawyers In The United States Of America, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Roman Catholic Lawyers In The United States Of America, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Legal Counseling And Lawyers' Fees: A Quadrilogue, Thomas L. Shaffer, Louis M. Brown, Robert S. Redmount, Larry D. Soderquist Nov 2013

Legal Counseling And Lawyers' Fees: A Quadrilogue, Thomas L. Shaffer, Louis M. Brown, Robert S. Redmount, Larry D. Soderquist

Thomas L. Shaffer

Discusses the relationship between legal counseling and lawyers' fees. Attitudes of lawyers toward legal counseling; Area of legal counseling related to human needs and human interactions; Usefulness of counseling time.


Symposium: Client Counseling And Moral Responsibility, Robert F. Cochran Jr, Deborah L. Rhode, Paul R. Tremblay, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Symposium: Client Counseling And Moral Responsibility, Robert F. Cochran Jr, Deborah L. Rhode, Paul R. Tremblay, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

Cochran served as moderator and presented an introduction to this symposium titled "Client Counseling and Moral Responsibility". It is based on papers and discussion presented at the Professional Responsibility Section panel at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools in Washington, D.C., on January 4, 2003. Members of the panel, Professors Deborah Rhode, Paul Tremblay, and Thomas Shaffer presented three different approaches to moral issues that arise in the client counseling relationship: the directive approach, client-centered counseling and the collaborative model. Under the directive model, a lawyer asserts control of moral issues that arise during legal representation. …


Should A Christian Lawyer Serve The Guilty?, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Should A Christian Lawyer Serve The Guilty?, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Experience-Based Teaching Methods In Legal Counseling, Thomas L. Shaffer, Robert T. Grismer Nov 2013

Experience-Based Teaching Methods In Legal Counseling, Thomas L. Shaffer, Robert T. Grismer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Serving The Guilty, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Serving The Guilty, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Human Nature And Moral Responsibility In Lawyer-Client Relationships, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Human Nature And Moral Responsibility In Lawyer-Client Relationships, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


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.


Growing Up Good In Maycomb, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Growing Up Good In Maycomb, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Preface, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Preface, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


On Teaching Legal Ethics In The Law Office, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

On Teaching Legal Ethics In The Law Office, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Slippered Feet Aboard The African Queen, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Slippered Feet Aboard The African Queen, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Jews, Christians, Lawyers, And Money, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Jews, Christians, Lawyers, And Money, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Toward A Jurisprudence For The Law Office, Thomas L. Shaffer, Louis M. Brown Nov 2013

Toward A Jurisprudence For The Law Office, Thomas L. Shaffer, Louis M. Brown

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


A Lesson From Trollope For Counselors At Law, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

A Lesson From Trollope For Counselors At Law, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


The Corporate Counsel: A Role Study, By John D. Donnell, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

The Corporate Counsel: A Role Study, By John D. Donnell, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Inaugural Howard Lichtenstein Lecture In Legal Ethics: Lawyer Professionalism As A Moral Argument, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Inaugural Howard Lichtenstein Lecture In Legal Ethics: Lawyer Professionalism As A Moral Argument, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Lawyers As Assimilators And Preservers, Thomas L. Shaffer, Mary M. Shaffer Nov 2013

Lawyers As Assimilators And Preservers, Thomas L. Shaffer, Mary M. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


The Biblical Prophets As Lawyers For The Poor, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

The Biblical Prophets As Lawyers For The Poor, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

Lawyers practicing poverty law often lack mentors and role models. This author discusses how biblical figures, who served poor people, could be mentors and role models for lawyers practicing poverty law. Prophets, and particularly prophets-as-lawyers, redefine power relationships. Shaffer discusses his personal journey through out his career in using religious guidance to help him better understand his career. He also discuss his teachings to his law students of the value of learning from prophets in their legal careers.


Cultural Change And "Catholic Lawyers", Stephen Smith Nov 2013

Cultural Change And "Catholic Lawyers", Stephen Smith

Stephen F. Smith

No abstract provided.


Closing Argument, James H. Seckinger Nov 2013

Closing Argument, James H. Seckinger

James H. Seckinger

No abstract provided.


Presenting Expert Testimony, James H. Seckinger Nov 2013

Presenting Expert Testimony, James H. Seckinger

James H. Seckinger

No abstract provided.


Lawyers And Liberations, Robert E. Rodes Nov 2013

Lawyers And Liberations, Robert E. Rodes

Robert Rodes

No abstract provided.


Forming An Agenda - Ethics And Legal Ethics, Robert E. Rodes Nov 2013

Forming An Agenda - Ethics And Legal Ethics, Robert E. Rodes

Robert Rodes

The law profession is unique in the scope of the mandate it gives those within it to intervene in other people's affairs. As a result of this unique power of intervention, lawyers encounter a number of unique problems. This paper elucidates upon, and applies, the moral standards and intuitions to be used in approaching these problems. It argues that we should form our consciences in dialogue with our clients and that once they are formed we must follow them and limit our representation accordingly. If lawyer and client cannot agree on an agenda with which both are comfortable, the lawyer …


Government Lawyers, Robert E. Rodes Nov 2013

Government Lawyers, Robert E. Rodes

Robert Rodes

No abstract provided.