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Diversity And Inclusion In The American Legal Profession: First Phase Findings From A National Study Of Lawyers With Disabilities And Lawyers Who Identify As Lgbtq+, Peter Blanck, Ynesse Abdul-Malak, Meera Adya, Fitore Hyseni, Mary Killeen, Fatma Altunkol Wise
Diversity And Inclusion In The American Legal Profession: First Phase Findings From A National Study Of Lawyers With Disabilities And Lawyers Who Identify As Lgbtq+, Peter Blanck, Ynesse Abdul-Malak, Meera Adya, Fitore Hyseni, Mary Killeen, Fatma Altunkol Wise
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
This article presents initial, descriptive findings from the first phase of a national study, with a planned longitudinal component, conducted in collaboration with the American Bar Association (“ABA”).1 With representation from all U.S. regions and states, as well as the District of Columbia, the study examined lawyers with diverse backgrounds, with a primary focus on lawyers who identify as having health conditions, impairments, and disabilities, and on lawyers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or as having other sexual orientations and gender identities (“LGBTQ+” as an overarching term). Importantly, the investigation also considered the intersectional nature of these …
The Upgraded Lawyer: Modern Technology And Its Impact On The Legal Profession, Thomas R. Moore
The Upgraded Lawyer: Modern Technology And Its Impact On The Legal Profession, Thomas R. Moore
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
At the peak of the Space Race in 1963, President John F. Kennedy remarked that, despite the great leaps brought by technology, "man is still the most extraordinary computer of all." With the advent of the internet and artificial intelligence, today's technological advancements might have shaken even Kennedy's faith in human superiority. For the legal profession, new technology presents a challenge to traditional notions in the practice of law as well. Clients may grow to expect tech-savviness from their attorneys, especially when their cases involve digital concepts. At the same time, the necessity for flesh-and-blood counsel may be diminished by …
The Continuing Work Of The Bellow Scholars, Jeanne Charn
The Continuing Work Of The Bellow Scholars, Jeanne Charn
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
In November 2010, the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law hosted the fourth Bellow Scholar Workshop and subsequently published the work of two Bellow Scholars in Volume 16 of the UDC Law Review.1 I was privileged to contribute a foreword to Volume 16 in which I commented on thelegacy of my late husband, Gary Bellow, and offered a brief narrative of the origins of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Clinical Section's Bellow Scholar program.2 Most of the earliest Bellow Scholars had worked with Gary or had taken his courses. We understood that …
18th Annual Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Lecture, Eric H. Holder Jr.
18th Annual Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Lecture, Eric H. Holder Jr.
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Yes We Can, Pass The Bar. University Of The District Of Columbia, David A. Clarke School Of Law Bar Passage Initiatives And Bar Pass Rates - From The Titanic To The Queen Mary!, Derek Alphran, Tanya Washington, Vincent Eagan Phd.
Yes We Can, Pass The Bar. University Of The District Of Columbia, David A. Clarke School Of Law Bar Passage Initiatives And Bar Pass Rates - From The Titanic To The Queen Mary!, Derek Alphran, Tanya Washington, Vincent Eagan Phd.
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Bar passage rates began to fall at the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC-DCSL) in the late 1990s as the District and the School of Law dealt with many changes related to uncertain funding and staffing. As a result, in 1998, the Law School created the Bar Passage Task Force (BPTF) to study the issue, prepare a plan of action to put bar passage on an upward path, and to implement that plan. In 2003, at the time of UDC-DCSL's application for full accreditation with the American Bar Association (ABA), the Law School's …
An Ethos Of Lying, Paul Butler
An Ethos Of Lying, Paul Butler
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The "Corporate Watch Dogs" That Can't Bark: How The New Aba Ethics Rules Protect Corporate Fraud, Monroe H. Freedman
The "Corporate Watch Dogs" That Can't Bark: How The New Aba Ethics Rules Protect Corporate Fraud, Monroe H. Freedman
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Wrongful Convictions: It Is Time To Take Prosecution Discipline Seriously, Ellen Yaroshefsky
Wrongful Convictions: It Is Time To Take Prosecution Discipline Seriously, Ellen Yaroshefsky
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Ron Williamson, who came within five days of execution, and Dennis Fritz, who served twelve years of a life sentence, were released from prison in 1999. They were innocent men, wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of Debra Carter. Arrested five years after her murder and tried separately, the cases against them rested on testimony of a jailhouse informant, a jail trainee, and unreliable hair evidence. Fortunately, there was DNA evidence in the case, and scientific testing exonerated Fritz and Williamson. The evidence instead implicated Glen Gore, the person who should have been the prime suspect. Many of these …
Broken Trust And Divided Loyalties: The Paradox Of Confidentiality In Corporate Representation, Laurie A. Morin
Broken Trust And Divided Loyalties: The Paradox Of Confidentiality In Corporate Representation, Laurie A. Morin
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Should a lawyer protect her client's confidences when she knows that client is about to perpetrate a fraud that will cause substantial financial harm to third parties? For decades, the response of the organized bar has been a resounding "yes." 1 Until August 2003, the American Bar Association's (ABA's) Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules) provided that a lawyer owes her client a duty of loyalty to preserve the client's confidences, even if that client is about to commit a criminal fraud.2 The recent wave of corporate scandals that led to record-breaking bankruptcies and investor losses prompted the ABA …
Understanding Lawyers' Ethics: Zealous Advocacy In A Time Of Uncertainty, Katherine S. Broderick
Understanding Lawyers' Ethics: Zealous Advocacy In A Time Of Uncertainty, Katherine S. Broderick
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Can or should a lawyer representing an alleged terrorist ethically allow the government to tape her conversations with her client as a prerequisite to the representation? Can a public defender live up to the promise of Gideon v. Wainright1 when he is carrying 100 serious felony cases? Should a lawyer who divulges a client confidence to bring down a corrupt judge be sanctioned? What ethical obligations obtain for the lawyer representing the CEO of a thriving start-up when the CEO admits that by over-reporting profits he believes that he has turned the company around? These questions, some of the toughest …
Rethinking The Discharge Of Pre-Petition Attorney Fees In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: A Debtor Oriented Perspective, James L. Neher
Rethinking The Discharge Of Pre-Petition Attorney Fees In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: A Debtor Oriented Perspective, James L. Neher
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
The courts are split over a provision of the Bankruptcy Code,' in which the majority courts hold that upon the filing of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, 2 unpaid attorney fees, for pre-petition work in connection with preparing and filing bankruptcy, are discharged. In contrast, the minority view holds that attorney fees in connection with preparing and filing a bankruptcy are not dischargeable whether prepaid or not, as long as they are not excessive.4 The problem with the majority view is that indigent debtors may be deprived of access to legal counsel unless they can pay all or most of their …
When Lawyers Break The Law: How The District Of Columbia Court Of Appeals Disciplines Members Of The Bar Who Commit Crimes, Larry Cunningham
When Lawyers Break The Law: How The District Of Columbia Court Of Appeals Disciplines Members Of The Bar Who Commit Crimes, Larry Cunningham
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Independent Paralegals Can Fill The Gap In Unmet Legal Services For The Low-Income Community, Thais E. Mootz
Independent Paralegals Can Fill The Gap In Unmet Legal Services For The Low-Income Community, Thais E. Mootz
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Technologically Enabled Legal Services Delivery System From The Perspective Of Senior Management, John A. Tull
The Technologically Enabled Legal Services Delivery System From The Perspective Of Senior Management, John A. Tull
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Technology Assisted Advocacy, Julia R. Gordon
Technology Assisted Advocacy, Julia R. Gordon
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
This paper creates a technology assisted advocacy scenario. It follows the events in the client access scenario paper by Mike Genz, taking the client Maria into a case requiring the full services of an advocate. Each step in the scenario is followed by a discussion that explores some of the work that would need to be done to make this scenario a reality.
Legal Services Attorneys As Partners In Community Economic Development: Creating Wealth For Poor Communities Through Cooperative Economics, Laurie A. Morin
Legal Services Attorneys As Partners In Community Economic Development: Creating Wealth For Poor Communities Through Cooperative Economics, Laurie A. Morin
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Mapping A Labyrinth To Justice: Lessons And Insights From Innovative Legal Services Delivery Methodologies Implemented In The District Of Columbia, Jan A, May
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Legal Needs For The Low-Income Population In Washington, Dc, Lynn E. Cunningham
Legal Needs For The Low-Income Population In Washington, Dc, Lynn E. Cunningham
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Technology And Client Community Access To Legal Services - Suggestive Scenarios On Community Legal Education, Intake And Referral And Pro Se, Michael Genz
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
The papers prepared for the Conference provide a broad perspective on emerging technologies and the potential they offer Legal Services. This paper, building on those perspectives, first offers a real world scenario showing how these technologies might be deployed to maximize client and community access to Legal Services resources. For each scenario, the paper then lays out what needs to be in place - technologically, managerially and institutionally, for the scenario to be made real.
Dc Consortium Of Legal Service Providers: Legal Services 2000 Symposium. April 30, 1999. Remarks Of Peter Edelman, Zona Hostetler, And Ada Shen-Jaffe, Peter Edelman, Zona Hostetler, Ada Shen-Jaffe
Dc Consortium Of Legal Service Providers: Legal Services 2000 Symposium. April 30, 1999. Remarks Of Peter Edelman, Zona Hostetler, And Ada Shen-Jaffe, Peter Edelman, Zona Hostetler, Ada Shen-Jaffe
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Co-Producing Justice: The New Imperative, Edgar S. Cahn
Co-Producing Justice: The New Imperative, Edgar S. Cahn
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Tragic View Of Poverty Law Practice, Paul R. Tremblay
A Tragic View Of Poverty Law Practice, Paul R. Tremblay
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Poverty lawyers, we are told, can do as much harm as good for their clients. This humbling theme has been a fixture in the literature and research surrounding the role of lawyers for the poor for some time. The theme captures several deep truths about poverty law. It reminds us that lawyers for the poor can, and do, exclude their clients in the work that they do, view the lives of clients through the distorted prism of law training and law practice, and tend to expend their energies on remedies and processes, largely litigation oriented, which are unlikely to lead …
Legal Services: Has It Succeeded?, Alan W. Houseman
Legal Services: Has It Succeeded?, Alan W. Houseman
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.