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Professionalism Lost: Where Have You Gone Atticus Finch? Our Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes To You..., Beau James Brock
Professionalism Lost: Where Have You Gone Atticus Finch? Our Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes To You..., Beau James Brock
Beau James Brock
Attorney are only, as a group, what the public preceives us to be. Whether that be as knights in shining armor or as something far less noble.
The Prudent Prosecutor, Leslie C. Griffin
Full Legal Representation For The Poor: The Clash Between Lawyer Values And Client Worthiness, Michelle S. Jacobs
Full Legal Representation For The Poor: The Clash Between Lawyer Values And Client Worthiness, Michelle S. Jacobs
UF Law Faculty Publications
This article seeks to expand the scope of our understanding of values and their connection to the work of poverty lawyers. The article explores the literature on poverty and moral worthiness. In order to bring clarity to the discussion, it examines social science research on defining "values" and detailing how they can affect behavior. Prof. Jacobs describes the reactions of clinical students to a classroom exercise, which asked them to describe the legal representation they would provide to hypothetical clients. This article describes how the link between students' values and broader societal beliefs affect the practices of the bar and …