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Rule Of Law(Yers), The, Robert F. Cochran Jr.
Rule Of Law(Yers), The, Robert F. Cochran Jr.
Missouri Law Review
In recent years, several lawyers and law professors have written books about the decline of ethical behavior in the legal profession.' They have found that lawyers are more adversarial, less civil, less honest, less concerned with justice, and less happy than in the past.2 Associates are less loyal to firms, and firms are less loyal to associates. 3 Many lawyers lament what the profession has become. They wonder whether they do a good thing. "Can I be a lawyer and a good person?" "Do lawyers add to the misery of the world?"
Sacrificial Attorney: Assignment Of Legal Malpractice Claims, The, John M. Limbaugh
Sacrificial Attorney: Assignment Of Legal Malpractice Claims, The, John M. Limbaugh
Missouri Law Review
The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri ruled, in a case of first impression, that causes of action for legal malpractice are nonassignable. The court found that permitting assignments would be contrary to public policy because assignments would create a marketplace for legal malpractice claims, jeopardize the attorney's duties of loyalty and confidentiality to the client, and restrict access to competent legal services. This Note agrees with the court's result but will explore and challenge the public policy arguments against assignment of legal malpractice claims.