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Ethical Lawyering: The Role Of Honor, Conscience, And Codes (Reviewing Michael S. Ariens, The Lawyer’S Conscience: A History Of American Lawyer Ethics), Vincent R. Johnson Jan 2023

Ethical Lawyering: The Role Of Honor, Conscience, And Codes (Reviewing Michael S. Ariens, The Lawyer’S Conscience: A History Of American Lawyer Ethics), Vincent R. Johnson

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Michael Ariens’ new book, The Lawyer’s Conscience: A History of American Lawyer Ethics, is a monumental work, rooted in his decades of excellent scholarship in the fields of attorney professional responsibility and legal history. The Lawyer’s Conscience captures the great sweep and key features of the roughly 250-year period in American legal ethics running from colonial times to the present day. Richly detailed and vividly presented, the story takes the reader on a grand tour of the landmark events and changing ideas that have defined the aspirations, responsibilities, and accountability of members of the American legal profession.


Beyond The Borders Of The Law: Critical Legal Histories Of The North American West (Book Review), Michael S. Ariens Jan 2019

Beyond The Borders Of The Law: Critical Legal Histories Of The North American West (Book Review), Michael S. Ariens

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Slavery And Freedom In Texas: Stories From The Courtroom, 1821-1871 (Book Review), Michael Ariens Jan 2019

Slavery And Freedom In Texas: Stories From The Courtroom, 1821-1871 (Book Review), Michael Ariens

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Ethics In The Legal Industry, Michael Ariens Jan 2018

Ethics In The Legal Industry, Michael Ariens

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A brief item in the Hearsay section of the June 2017 ABA Journal was headlined "2%." This number indicated an increase in the percentage of lawyers, from 2012 to 2016, "who worked remotely within the legal industry." Making one's "office" a location other than the physical space leased or owned by oneself or by an employer is hardly news, even as applied to the work of lawyers. Lawyers know as well as anyone that technology allows one to work almost anywhere and, unfortunately, almost any time. What is striking in this brief news item is the use by the flagship …


Political Ripples Ahead For Supreme Court Confirmation, Michael S. Ariens Feb 2017

Political Ripples Ahead For Supreme Court Confirmation, Michael S. Ariens

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John Henry Wigmore And The Rules Of Evidence: The Hidden Origins Of Modern Law (Book Review), Michael Ariens Jan 2017

John Henry Wigmore And The Rules Of Evidence: The Hidden Origins Of Modern Law (Book Review), Michael Ariens

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The Other Rights Revolution: Conservative Lawyers And The Remaking Of American Government (Book Review), Michael Ariens Jan 2017

The Other Rights Revolution: Conservative Lawyers And The Remaking Of American Government (Book Review), Michael Ariens

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Sorting: Legal Specialization And The Privatization Of The American Legal Profession, Michael S. Ariens Jan 2016

Sorting: Legal Specialization And The Privatization Of The American Legal Profession, Michael S. Ariens

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Beginning in the 1950s, legal specialization was promoted to the majority of the American legal profession, small firm and solo practice lawyers, by the elite of the bar as the future of legal professionalism. Legal specialization was a form of sorting lawyers, and sorting was contrary to the traditional understanding of an undivided legal profession. Over the course of the next thirty years, this effort succeeded. This new understanding of legal professionalism emphasized the idea of competence based on a deep but particularized knowledge of law. This resulted in a slipping away of the beliefs that law was a public …


The Rise And Fall Of Social Trustee Professionalism, Michael Ariens Jan 2016

The Rise And Fall Of Social Trustee Professionalism, Michael Ariens

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Elite lawyers have long urged the private practice bar to account for the interests of more than their clients in their work. A lawyer who served merely as a "mouthpiece" or "hired gun" of clients failed to meet the standards of professionalism, of failing to act, in Roscoe Pound's words, "in the spirit of a public service." Pound's view, expressed in the mid-20th century, was premised on the ideal that the lawyer pursued a public calling that incidentally was remunerative. This ideal required the lawyer to serve as a social trustee, one encumbered by duties for the benefit of society. …


In Memory Of Joe E. Anderson (1928-2016), Professor Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law, Michael Ariens Jan 2016

In Memory Of Joe E. Anderson (1928-2016), Professor Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law, Michael Ariens

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The Last Hurrah: The Kutak Commission And The End Of Optimism, Michael S. Ariens Jan 2016

The Last Hurrah: The Kutak Commission And The End Of Optimism, Michael S. Ariens

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Glass Half Full: The Decline And Rebirth Of The Legal Profession (Book Review), Michael S. Ariens Sep 2015

Glass Half Full: The Decline And Rebirth Of The Legal Profession (Book Review), Michael S. Ariens

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Tocqueville's Nightmare: The Administrative State Emerges In America, 1900-1940 (Book Review), Michael Ariens Jan 2014

Tocqueville's Nightmare: The Administrative State Emerges In America, 1900-1940 (Book Review), Michael Ariens

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Church-State Constitutional Issues: Making Sense Of The Establishment Clause And That Godless Court?: Supreme Court Decision On Church-State Relationships (Book Reviews), Michael Ariens Jan 2001

Church-State Constitutional Issues: Making Sense Of The Establishment Clause And That Godless Court?: Supreme Court Decision On Church-State Relationships (Book Reviews), Michael Ariens

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A True Crime: A Review Of Janet Malcolm, The Crime Of Sheila Mcgough (Book Review), Michael Ariens Jan 1999

A True Crime: A Review Of Janet Malcolm, The Crime Of Sheila Mcgough (Book Review), Michael Ariens

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