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Clients, Lawyers And The Fifth Amendment: The Need For A Projected Privilege, Kevin R. Reitz
Clients, Lawyers And The Fifth Amendment: The Need For A Projected Privilege, Kevin R. Reitz
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Professional Discipline For Law Firms , Ted Schneyer
Professional Discipline For Law Firms , Ted Schneyer
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Fee Shifting On The Settlement Rate: Theoretical Observations On Costs, Conflicts, And Contingency Fees, John J. Donohue Iii
The Effects Of Fee Shifting On The Settlement Rate: Theoretical Observations On Costs, Conflicts, And Contingency Fees, John J. Donohue Iii
Law and Contemporary Problems
Litigation costs could be conceived as a bribe to parties to reach a contractual agreement settling their dispute. The question of what effect fee-shifting rules might have on the rate of settlements in lawsuits is examined.
The Scope Of Attorney Advertising In Illinois, Robert J. Franco, Anne Scheitlin Johnson
The Scope Of Attorney Advertising In Illinois, Robert J. Franco, Anne Scheitlin Johnson
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Attorneys have long been allowed to advertise their services, with restrictions. With the extension of constitutional protection to commercial free speech, the professions were given access to marketing techniques which were formerly unknown. Once the toehold had been established, it was not long until commercial free speech was extended to attorney advertising.
Restitutionary Theory Of Attorneys’ Fees In Class Actions , Charles Silver
Restitutionary Theory Of Attorneys’ Fees In Class Actions , Charles Silver
Cornell Law Review
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Consolidating Judgement Liens, Charles Shafer
Consolidating Judgement Liens, Charles Shafer
All Faculty Scholarship
Winning a money judgment is often just the beginning of the lawyer's job in helping the client. The law places the burden on the judgment creditor to find and obtain sufficient assets to satisfy the judgment. There is no penalty (other than accruing interest) for a debtor's failure to pay a judgment creditor. For example, debtors do not have to fear jail in the vast majority of cases. But in attempting to satisfy judgments a lawyer in Maryland, as in other states, faces a thicket of statutes, court rules and case law that have grown up over the last two …