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Tell Us A Story, But Don't Make It A Good One: Resolving The Confusion Regarding Emotional Stories And Federal Rule Of Evidence 403, Cathren Page
Cathren Page
Abstract: Tell Us a Story, But Don’t Make It A Good One: Resolving the Confusion Regarding Emotional Stories and Federal Rule of Evidence 403 by Cathren Koehlert-Page Courts need to reword their opinions regarding Rule 403 to address the tension between the advice to tell an emotionally evocative story at trial and the notion that evidence can be excluded if it is too emotional. In the murder mystery Mystic River, Dave Boyle is kidnapped in the beginning. The audience feels empathy for Dave who as an adult becomes one of the main suspects in the murder of his friend Jimmy’s …
Do Not Screw This Up (Why You're Likely Committing Malpractice Already), Juan Villar
Do Not Screw This Up (Why You're Likely Committing Malpractice Already), Juan Villar
Juan Villar
If you've been filing patent applications on or after March 16, 2013 (the date AIA "first-to-invent" went into effect) that claim priority of an application filed BEFORE that date, there is a better than even chance you need to double check and ensure your malpractice coverage is in force.
The Practice And Theory Of Lawyer Disqualification, Keith Swisher
The Practice And Theory Of Lawyer Disqualification, Keith Swisher
Keith Swisher
Lawyer disqualification is commonly feared — as a “strategic,” “tactical,” and “harassing” “potent weapon” depriving clients of their trusted counsel of choice. Although disqualification comes with costs, fundamental misunderstandings fuel this common fear. This Article finds that disqualification is a uniquely effective remedy for lawyer misconduct and makes the following contributions to the law and practice of lawyer disqualification: (1) an exhaustive study surveying disqualification cases and refuting the common misconception that disqualification motions are uncontrollably on the rise and uncontrollably bad; (2) an accessible analysis of lawyer disqualification doctrine that permits lawyers and judges to begin assessing common disqualification …
Bad Briefs, Bad Law, Bad Markets: Documenting The Poor Quality Of Plaintiffs’ Briefs, Its Impact On The Law, And The Market Failure It Reflects, Scott A. Moss
Scott A Moss
For a major field, employment discrimination suffers surprisingly low-quality plaintiff’s lawyering. This Article details a study of several hundred summary judgment briefs, finding as follows: (1) the vast majority of plaintiffs’ briefs omit available caselaw rebutting key defense arguments, many falling far below basic professional standards with incoherent writing or no meaningful research; (2) low-quality briefs lose at over double the rate of good briefs; and (3) bad briefs skew caselaw evolution, because even controlling for won/loss rate, bad plaintiffs’ briefs far more often yield decisions crediting debatable defenses. These findings are puzzling; in a major legal service market, how …
Professional Ethics In Interdisciplinary Collaboratives: Zeal, Paternalism And Mandated Reporting, Alexis Anderson, Lynn Barenberg, Paul R. Tremblay
Professional Ethics In Interdisciplinary Collaboratives: Zeal, Paternalism And Mandated Reporting, Alexis Anderson, Lynn Barenberg, Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
In this Article, the authors, two clinical law teachers and a social worker teaching in the clinic, wrestle with some persistent questions that arise in cross-professional, interdisciplinary law practice. In the past decade much writing has praised the benefits of interdisciplinary legal practice, but many sympathetic skeptics have worried about the ethical implications of lawyers working with nonlawyers, such as social workers and mental health professionals. Those worries include the difference in advocacy stances between lawyers and other helping professionals, and the mandated reporting requirements that apply to helping professionals but usually not to lawyers. This Article addresses those concerns …
Toward A Community-Based Ethic For Legal Services Practice, Paul R. Tremblay
Toward A Community-Based Ethic For Legal Services Practice, Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
This Article is concerned with legal services lawyers and how they ethically might allocate their time and resources among their clients. Part I of this Article describes the institutional terrain of legal services practice and introduces the concept of the lawyer as street-level bureaucrat, operating within a complex, high demand human services bureaucracy. Part II discusses the problems inherent in attempts to ration care within a subsidized law practice. The purpose of Part II is to reveal the practice tensions that establishment professional ethics fail to accommodate, and that form an underlying justification for a discussion of triage principles. Part …
Lawyers And Professional Autonomy: Reflections On Corporate Lawyering And The Doctrine Of Informed Consent, Mark Spiegel
Lawyers And Professional Autonomy: Reflections On Corporate Lawyering And The Doctrine Of Informed Consent, Mark Spiegel
Mark Spiegel
No abstract provided.
Critical Legal Ethics (Review Of Lawyers' Ethics And The Pursuit Of Social Justice: A Critical Reader, Edited By Susan D. Carle), Paul R. Tremblay
Critical Legal Ethics (Review Of Lawyers' Ethics And The Pursuit Of Social Justice: A Critical Reader, Edited By Susan D. Carle), Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
No abstract provided.
Respondeat Superior: Never Send To Know For Whom The Bell Tolls: It Tolls For Thee, Paul R. Tremblay, J. Charles Mokriski
Respondeat Superior: Never Send To Know For Whom The Bell Tolls: It Tolls For Thee, Paul R. Tremblay, J. Charles Mokriski
Paul R. Tremblay
No abstract provided.
Zeal By All Means, But Only Within The Rules, Paul R. Tremblay, J. Charles Mokriski
Zeal By All Means, But Only Within The Rules, Paul R. Tremblay, J. Charles Mokriski
Paul R. Tremblay
No abstract provided.
Commentary: The Lawyer Is In: Why Some Doctors Are Prescribing Legal Remedies For Their Patients, And How The Legal Profession Can Support This Effort, Paul R. Tremblay, Pamela Tames, Thuy Wagner, Ellen Lawton
Commentary: The Lawyer Is In: Why Some Doctors Are Prescribing Legal Remedies For Their Patients, And How The Legal Profession Can Support This Effort, Paul R. Tremblay, Pamela Tames, Thuy Wagner, Ellen Lawton
Paul R. Tremblay
No abstract provided.
Symposium: Client Counseling And Moral Responsibility, Paul R. Tremblay, Robert F. Cochran Jr., Deborah L. Rhode, Thomas L. Shafer
Symposium: Client Counseling And Moral Responsibility, Paul R. Tremblay, Robert F. Cochran Jr., Deborah L. Rhode, Thomas L. Shafer
Paul R. Tremblay
No abstract provided.
The No-Contact Rule In Massachusetts Post Messing, Paul R. Tremblay
The No-Contact Rule In Massachusetts Post Messing, Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
No abstract provided.
Moral Activism Manqué, Paul R. Tremblay
Moral Activism Manqué, Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
Symposium: The Ethics of Litigation
Researching Ethical Issues, Paul R. Tremblay
Researching Ethical Issues, Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
2002 Supplement to vol. 2
Shared Norms, Bad Lawyers, And The Virtues Of Casuistry, Paul R. Tremblay
Shared Norms, Bad Lawyers, And The Virtues Of Casuistry, Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
No abstract provided.
The New Casuistry, Paul R. Tremblay
Coherence And Incoherence In Values-Talk, Paul R. Tremblay
Coherence And Incoherence In Values-Talk, Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
No abstract provided.
Practiced Moral Activism, Paul R. Tremblay
The Role Of Casuistry In Legal Ethics: A Tentative Inquiry, Paul R. Tremblay
The Role Of Casuistry In Legal Ethics: A Tentative Inquiry, Paul R. Tremblay
Paul R. Tremblay
The following essay is a work-in-progress. Professor Tremblay offers his unfinished ideas in this essay in an effort to invite reactions, criticisms, or research suggestions, all of which would aid him in refining his analysis of the subject. By presenting such works-in-progress, the Clinical Law Review seeks to provide a forum for sharing ideas and sparking debate.
Ratting, Paul R. Tremblay
Lawyering And Client Decisionmaking: Informed Consent And The Legal Profession, Mark Spiegel
Lawyering And Client Decisionmaking: Informed Consent And The Legal Profession, Mark Spiegel
Mark Spiegel
In this Article, Professor Spiegel examines the doctrine of informed consent as it relates to the legal profession. The Article first traces the development of the informed-consent doctrine and then considers the extent to which current legal doctrines and professional norms incorporate informed consent between lawyers and their clients. Professor Spiegel suggests that the predominant focus of informed consent is on a lawyer’s power to bind his client vis-à-vis third parties and advocates for the development of an informed-consent doctrine that accounts for the interests of all parties involved. Professor Spiegel concludes with a discussion of the application of his …