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Sexual Psychopath Legislation: Is There Anywhere To Go But Backwards?, Andrew Horwitz
Sexual Psychopath Legislation: Is There Anywhere To Go But Backwards?, Andrew Horwitz
Law Faculty Scholarship
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Professional Responsibility Law In Florida: The Year In Review, 1995, Timothy P. Chinaris
Professional Responsibility Law In Florida: The Year In Review, 1995, Timothy P. Chinaris
Law Faculty Scholarship
The past year saw a number of interesting and innovative developments in Florida's professional responsibility jurisprudence. This article reviews significant Florida court decisions, ethics rules, and advisory ethics opinions handed down during the year that are likely to affect Florida lawyers as they attempt to represent their clients zealously while complying with the letter, if not always the spirit, of the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct ("RPC"). Today's lawyer may act in many different capacities, at times assuming the role of advocate, advisor, counselor, fiduciary, intermediary, businessperson, or marketer. The lawyer must adhere to a host of sometimes-overlapping ethical obligations …
The Tenth Circuit: Playing By The Rules, Keith M. Harrison
The Tenth Circuit: Playing By The Rules, Keith M. Harrison
Law Faculty Scholarship
[Excerpt] "In 1994, the Tenth Circuit published more than four dozen opinions construing the guidelines and joined the majority of circuits in adopting the "One- Book" rule. The Court continued to refrain from interfering with the exercise of discretion by district judges, but made clear that it does not give district courts carte blanche.
Four issues in decisions covered in this review are the retroactive application of amendments to the guidelines; the standards used in characterizing a defendant as a major or minor player for purposes of increasing or decreasing the sentence; the impact of post-arrest efforts at rehabilitation on …
Progressive Lawyering And Lost Traditions, Peter Margulies
Progressive Lawyering And Lost Traditions, Peter Margulies
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Requests For Admission In Wisconsin Procedure: Civil Litigation's Double-Edged Sword, Jeffrey S. Kinsler
Requests For Admission In Wisconsin Procedure: Civil Litigation's Double-Edged Sword, Jeffrey S. Kinsler
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Requests for admission are the most effective, but least utilized, form of discovery. Interrogatories, document production requests and depositions are routinely used in civil litigation, but as few as ten percent of attorneys use requests for admission. Admissions have the potential to simplify legal and factual issues, expedite civil litigation, and reduce costs for clients, lawyers and taxpayers. Requests for admission have proven to be an effective discovery device in many types of civil actions,and nothing expedites discovery and brings the litigation to a head faster than requests for admission. Despite such enormous potential, Wisconsin trial lawyers have been extremely …
Politically Incorrect, Jeffrey S. Kinsler
Politically Incorrect, Jeffrey S. Kinsler
Law Faculty Scholarship
Review of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, James Finn Garner. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company. 1994. 79 pp. $8.95.