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The Zombie Lawyer Apocalypse, Peter H. Huang, Corie Rosen Felder Jul 2015

The Zombie Lawyer Apocalypse, Peter H. Huang, Corie Rosen Felder

Pepperdine Law Review

This article uses a popular cultural framework to address the near-epidemic levels of depression, decision-making errors, and professional dissatisfaction that studies document are prevalent among many law students and lawyers today. Zombies present an apt metaphor for understanding and contextualizing the ills now common in the American legal and legal education systems. To explore that metaphor and its import, this article will first establish the contours of the zombie literature and will apply that literature to the existing state of legal education and legal practice — ultimately describing a state that we believe can only be termed “the Zombie Lawyer …


The Texas State Office Of Administrative Hearings: Establishing Independent Adjudicators In Contested Case Proceedings While Preserving The Power Of Institutional Decision-Making, Ron Beal Apr 2013

The Texas State Office Of Administrative Hearings: Establishing Independent Adjudicators In Contested Case Proceedings While Preserving The Power Of Institutional Decision-Making, Ron Beal

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Analysis Of Three Current Trends In Administrative Law: Reducing Administrative Delay, Expanding Public Participation, And Increasing Agency Accountability , Gregory L. Ogden Feb 2013

Analysis Of Three Current Trends In Administrative Law: Reducing Administrative Delay, Expanding Public Participation, And Increasing Agency Accountability , Gregory L. Ogden

Pepperdine Law Review

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Effectiveness Of Citizens Advisory Boards In Addressing Fairness In Environmental Public Disputes , Melissa Lor Mar 2012

Effectiveness Of Citizens Advisory Boards In Addressing Fairness In Environmental Public Disputes , Melissa Lor

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

This paper will assess whether or not consensus building and citizens advisory boards adequately address the issues of procedural fairness regarding public participation in environmental disputes. Part II describes the preceding methods leading up to the development of consensus building and citizens advisory boards in dealing with public involvement. In particular, it discusses the review-and-comment and regulatory negotiation models to environmental public disputes. Part III describes the consensus building process, particularly the use of citizens advisory boards, and evaluates the effectiveness of consensus building and citizens advisory boards in addressing fairness of public participation. In addition, it discusses the use …