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The Cost Of Humanitarian Assistance: Ethical Rules And The First Amendment, John P. Sahl
The Cost Of Humanitarian Assistance: Ethical Rules And The First Amendment, John P. Sahl
Akron Law Faculty Publications
For many Americans, the choice between affording legal assistance--a luxury item--and covering basic living expenses appears to represent a choice in name only. Most states prohibit lawyers from providing clients with financial assistance to cover these living expenses. In a few states, lawyers may help clients with living expenses by advancing or guaranteeing financial assistance. Given accurate information about the availability of legal services, poor people may find themselves able to protect important legal rights.
In Part I, this Article reviews the origins of and reasons for the ban on lawyer advancement of living expenses to clients when litigation is …
The Cost Of Humanitarian Assistance: Ethical Rules And The First Amendment, John P. Sahl
The Cost Of Humanitarian Assistance: Ethical Rules And The First Amendment, John P. Sahl
John Sahl
For many Americans, the choice between affording legal assistance--a luxury item--and covering basic living expenses appears to represent a choice in name only. Most states prohibit lawyers from providing clients with financial assistance to cover these living expenses. In a few states, lawyers may help clients with living expenses by advancing or guaranteeing financial assistance. Given accurate information about the availability of legal services, poor people may find themselves able to protect important legal rights.
In Part I, this Article reviews the origins of and reasons for the ban on lawyer advancement of living expenses to clients when litigation is …