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Private Practice, Public Profession: Convictions, Commitments, And The Availability Of Counsel, Barry Sullivan Sep 2005

Private Practice, Public Profession: Convictions, Commitments, And The Availability Of Counsel, Barry Sullivan

West Virginia Law Review

I would like to start by stating a proposition that may strike you as either simple-minded or self-evident, but, more likely, will simply seem strange because of the way in which I state it. My proposition is this: In a democratic society, the legal profession, its rights and privileges, exist to serve public purposes. The legal profession serves two principal public purposes: to provide representation to those who lack the specialized training to represent themselves, that is, non-lawyers, and to promote justice in society. One might object that representing clients is not a public purpose, but that, I would suggest, …


Diversity: Denied, Deferred Or Preferred, Carl G. Cooper Apr 2005

Diversity: Denied, Deferred Or Preferred, Carl G. Cooper

West Virginia Law Review

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Who Is The Corporation's Lawyer, Ethan S. Burger Apr 2005

Who Is The Corporation's Lawyer, Ethan S. Burger

West Virginia Law Review

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Section 307 - The Price Of Accountability: How Will Section 307 Affect The Role Of The Corporate Attorney, Sara B. Smith Apr 2005

Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Section 307 - The Price Of Accountability: How Will Section 307 Affect The Role Of The Corporate Attorney, Sara B. Smith

West Virginia Law Review

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Expanding Attorney Liability To Third Party Adversaries For Negligence, Jody M. Offutt Jan 2005

Expanding Attorney Liability To Third Party Adversaries For Negligence, Jody M. Offutt

West Virginia Law Review

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