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Letting Go Of Old Ideas, William D. Henderson Jan 2014

Letting Go Of Old Ideas, William D. Henderson

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Do Attorneys Do Their Clients Justice? An Empirical Study Of Lawyers' Effects On Tax Court Litigation Outcomes, Leandra Lederman, Warren B. Hrung Jan 2006

Do Attorneys Do Their Clients Justice? An Empirical Study Of Lawyers' Effects On Tax Court Litigation Outcomes, Leandra Lederman, Warren B. Hrung

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Do attorneys really add value or can unrepresented parties achieve equivalent results? This fundamental question ordinarily is difficult to answer empirically. An equally important question both for attorneys and the justice system is whether attorneys prolong disputes or instead facilitate expeditious resolution of cases.

Fortunately, there is a federal court that provides an excellent laboratory in which to test and answer these questions. In the United States Tax Court (Tax Court), where most federal tax cases are litigated, the government always is represented by Internal Revenue Service attorneys but a large portion of the taxpayer litigants proceed pro se. In …


Lawyers Need Courageous Imagination, Alfred C. Aman Oct 1993

Lawyers Need Courageous Imagination, Alfred C. Aman

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Doing Business: The Management Of Uncertainty In Lawyers' Work, John Flood Jan 1991

Doing Business: The Management Of Uncertainty In Lawyers' Work, John Flood

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Apparently naive, but in fact not, is the question: What do lawyers do? Many scholars assume the central role of the lawyer is that of the advocate, but among lawyers working in law firms advocacy consumes little of their time. Similarly, the term lawyer provides hardly any meaning in itself. The research presented here is based on a participant-observation study of a corporate law firm. The central thesis proposed, in the light of case studies of the selling of shopping mall and the arranging of a bank loan, is that business lawyers are engaged in managing uncertainty for both their …


Common Issues Of Professional Responsibility, Thomas Ehrlich Jan 1987

Common Issues Of Professional Responsibility, Thomas Ehrlich

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Charles H. Miller Lecture -- Lawyers And Their Public Responsibilities, Thomas Ehrlich Jan 1979

Charles H. Miller Lecture -- Lawyers And Their Public Responsibilities, Thomas Ehrlich

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Future Roles For Lawyers: Reflections On Crossing The Bar, Thomas Ehrlich Jan 1977

Future Roles For Lawyers: Reflections On Crossing The Bar, Thomas Ehrlich

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Book Review. Lawyers In Politics: A Study In Professional Convergence By H. Eulau And J. D. Sprague, A. Dan Tarlock Jan 1964

Book Review. Lawyers In Politics: A Study In Professional Convergence By H. Eulau And J. D. Sprague, A. Dan Tarlock

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The Present Status Of The Attorney In Civil Service, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1945

The Present Status Of The Attorney In Civil Service, Ralph F. Fuchs

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The Federal Civil Service For Lawyers, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1944

The Federal Civil Service For Lawyers, Ralph F. Fuchs

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Book Review. Rodell, F., Woe Unto You, Lawyers!, Jerome Hall Jan 1941

Book Review. Rodell, F., Woe Unto You, Lawyers!, Jerome Hall

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Book Review. Rodell, F., Woe Unto You, Lawyers!, Reed Dickerson Jan 1940

Book Review. Rodell, F., Woe Unto You, Lawyers!, Reed Dickerson

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Book Review. Brown, E. L., Lawyers And The Promotion Of Justice, Jerome Hall Jan 1939

Book Review. Brown, E. L., Lawyers And The Promotion Of Justice, Jerome Hall

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Book Review. Lawyers And The Promotion Of Justice By Esther Lucille Brown, Fowler V. Harper Jan 1939

Book Review. Lawyers And The Promotion Of Justice By Esther Lucille Brown, Fowler V. Harper

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