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A New Way For Lawyers To Assist Veterans, Hillary A. Wandler
A New Way For Lawyers To Assist Veterans, Hillary A. Wandler
Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings
This article addresses the ever-increasing need for knowledgeable and effective veterans' advocates, and in particular, for veterans in Montana. The author notes that Montana Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) have demonstrated, effective representation can significantly increase a veteran's chance at submitting a successful benefits claim and nearly double a veteran's ultimate compensation. The author encourages Montana attorneys to come alongside Montana's VSOs to meet the legal needs of those who have served and are currently serving our country overseas and at home.
Book Review: Legal Mystery Goes Beyond The "Murder" Label, Stacey L. Gordon
Book Review: Legal Mystery Goes Beyond The "Murder" Label, Stacey L. Gordon
Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings
The author reviews, "The Emperor of Ocean Park," by Stephen L. Carter.
The Government As Fiduciary: A Practical Demonstration From The Reign Of Trajan, Robert G. Natelson
The Government As Fiduciary: A Practical Demonstration From The Reign Of Trajan, Robert G. Natelson
Faculty Law Review Articles
This article addresses the potential objections to applying fiduciary standards to higher government functionaries by exploring a case that proved it feasible: the government of the Roman Emperor Trajan. The author asks, if fiduciary government was practicable in a narrowly based regime governing a multicultural empire -- where communication was slow and information expensive -- why is it not achievable in America today. The author concludes that the principles by which Trajan governed are a rebuke to our own, less exacting, standards of public law today and that holding government to fiduciary standards, even in a huge multicultural empire, is …