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The Partnership Mystique: Law Firm Finance And Governance For The 21st Century American Law Firm, Maya Steinitz

William & Mary Law Review

This Article identifies and analyzes the de facto and de jure end of lawyers’ exclusivity over the practice of law in the United States. This development will have profound implications for the legal profession, the careers of individual lawyers, and the justice system as a whole.

First, the Article argues that various financial products that have recently flooded the legal market are functionally equivalent to investing in and owning law firms and create all the same governance challenges as allowing nonlawyers to directly own stock in law firms.

Second, the Article analyzes Arizona’s groundbreaking legalization of nonlawyer participation in law …

Lessons From Ferguson On Individual Defense Representation As A Tool Of Systemic Reform, Beth A. Colgan

William & Mary Law Review

This Article investigates the relationship between the decisions by lawmakers to use municipal and criminal systems to generate revenue and the lack of access to individual defense representation by using the Ferguson, Missouri, municipal court as a case study. The Article chronicles the myriad constitutional rights that were violated on a systemic basis in Ferguson’s municipal court and how those violations made the city’s reliance on the court for revenue generation possible. The Article also documents how the introduction of individual defense representation, even on a piecemeal basis, played a role in altering Ferguson’s system of governance. Using this case …

Embedded Federal Questions, Exclusive Jurisdiction, And Patent-Based Malpractice Claims, Christopher G. Wilson

William & Mary Law Review

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The Citizen-Lawyer - A Brief Informal History Of A Myth With Some Basis In Reality, Robert W. Gordon

William & Mary Law Review

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"Public Service Must Begin At Home": The Lawyer As Civics Teacher In Everyday Practice, Bruce A. Green, Russell G. Pearce

William & Mary Law Review

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Lawyers As Citizens, Deborah L. Rhode

William & Mary Law Review

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The Preemployment Ethical Role Of Lawyers: Are Lawyers Really Fiduciaries?, Fred C. Zacharias

William & Mary Law Review

This Article considers the nature and extent of lawyers' obligations to prospective clients. Most jurisdictions have rules forbidding certain kinds of representation, requiring that particular information be given clients in writing, and regulating fees. Professional code drafters, courts, and commentators, however, have never addressed the broader issue of the lawyer's role at the retainer stage of representation, including whether lawyers have responsibility for providing prospective clients with candid advice regarding the course they should pursue.

The issue is important to clients. A lawyer's action may determine whether a client obtains any representation, competent representation, or a lawyer well suited to …

Four Reflections On Law And Morality , Michael S. Moore

William & Mary Law Review

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Improving Prosecutorial Decision Making: Some Lessons Of Cognitive Science, Alafair S. Burke

William & Mary Law Review

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The Dubious Origins And Dangers Of Clawback And Quick-Peek Agreements: An Argument Against Their Codification In The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, Laura Catherine Daniel

William & Mary Law Review

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Teaching Professional Responsibility In The Future: Continuing The Discussion, Teresa Stanton Collett

William & Mary Law Review

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Use Of The Problem Method For Teaching Legal Ethics, Thomas D. Morgan

William & Mary Law Review

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Less Is More: Teaching Legal Ethics In Context, Bruce A. Green

William & Mary Law Review

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On Teaching Legal Ethics With Stories About Clients, Thomas L. Shaffer

William & Mary Law Review

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The Institutional Barriers And Advantages Panel, Michael Millemann

William & Mary Law Review

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The Purposes Of Legal Ethics And The Primacy Of Practice, Robert P. Burns

William & Mary Law Review

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Practice Setting As An Organizing Theme For A Law And Ethics Of Lawyering Curriculum, James E. Moliterno

William & Mary Law Review

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The Professionalism Problem, Deborah L. Rhode

William & Mary Law Review

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Teaching Moral Perception And Moral Judgment In Legal Ethics Courses: A Dialogue About Goals, Lisa G. Lerman

William & Mary Law Review

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Comment On Moliterno, Legal Education, Experiential Education, And Professional Responsibility, Lance Liebman

William & Mary Law Review

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Rule, Story, And Commitment In The Teaching Of Legal Ethics, Roger C. Cramton, Susan P. Koniak

William & Mary Law Review

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In Defense Of Law And Morality: Why Lawyers Should Have A Prima Facie Duty To Obey The Law, David B. Wilkins

William & Mary Law Review

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Stevens's Professionalism And Ours, David Luban

William & Mary Law Review

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Jim's Modest Proposal, Kenney F. Hegland

William & Mary Law Review

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Comment On Rule, Story, And Commitment In The Teaching Of Legal Ethics, By Roger C. Cramton And Susan P. Koniak, John M. Levy

William & Mary Law Review

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Introduction To The Keck Forum On The Teaching Of Legal Ethics, Thomas G. Krattenmaker

William & Mary Law Review

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Ethical Commitments, Anthony V. Alfieri

William & Mary Law Review

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Legal Ideals And Moral Obligations: A Comment On Simon, David Luban

William & Mary Law Review

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Legal Education, Experiential Education, And Professional Responsibility, James E. Moliterno

William & Mary Law Review

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Reconciling Professionalism And Client Interests, Fred C. Zacharias

William & Mary Law Review

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