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Peter Singer, Drowning Children, And Pro Bono, John M.A. Dipippa Oct 2016

Peter Singer, Drowning Children, And Pro Bono, John M.A. Dipippa

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This Article uses the ethicist Peter Singer's principles to examine and critique the legal profession's pro bono efforts in the face of the persistent gap between the public's legal needs and their ability to meet them. Singer argues that adults should jump into a pond to save a drowning child. Using the drowning child as an analogy, this Article argues that lawyers are morally obligated to (1)increase the amount of their pro bono efforts, (2) be more selective in the cases they take, and (3) be significantly more generous in their financial support for legal services providers. These obligations are …


Do Not Go Gentle: Using Emeritus Pro Bono Attorneys To Achieve The Promise Of Justice, Kelly S. Terry Jan 2012

Do Not Go Gentle: Using Emeritus Pro Bono Attorneys To Achieve The Promise Of Justice, Kelly S. Terry

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The Future Of Public Interest Law, Scott L. Cummings Jul 2011

The Future Of Public Interest Law, Scott L. Cummings

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Lawyer Competence And The Law Schools, Roger C. Cramton Jan 1981

Lawyer Competence And The Law Schools, Roger C. Cramton

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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