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In Defense Of The Devil's Advocate, Lonnie T. Brown Jr.

Hofstra Law Review

Among the many controversial positions for which Monroe Freedman advocated during his illustrious career, the one that I find most surprising and uncharacteristic is his contention that lawyers who undertake morally questionable representations have a duty to explain or justify their choice of client. Specifically, in 1993 Professor Freedman penned a well-known column in the Legal Times — titled “Must You Be the Devil’s Advocate?” — in which he took Professor Michael Tigar to task for his representation of reputed Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk. Professor Freedman tacitly criticized Professor Tigar for his client choice and expressly called upon him …

Monroe Freedman And The Morality Of Dishonesty: Multidimensional Legal Ethics As A Cold War Imperative, Norman I. Silber

Hofstra Law Review

This Article reaches into the personal history of Monroe Freedman, a pioneer in multi-dimensional legal ethics, to advance an explanation for his advocacy and his signal contributions to legal ethics - particularly his landmark article of 1966, Professional Responsibility of the Criminal Defense Lawyer: The Three Hardest Questions, where he inquired into situations in which candor might not be either moral or professional. It argues that his outspoken defense of lying as sometimes necessary and even moral behavior in the adversary system should be understood as an outgrowth of his early religious perspective about the nature of moral obligations, as …

Why U.S. Jurisdictions Should Adopt ‘Regulatory Objectives’ For The Legal Profession, Laurel S. Terry

Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professorship in Legal Ethics Lectures

As a Lichtenstein Distinguished Lecturer, Professor Terry was asked to write an article for the Hofstra Law Review. Her article, cited below, may be downloaded from the link at the top of the page.

Laurel S. Terry, Globalization and the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20: Reflections on Missed Opportunities and the Road Not Taken, 43 Hofstra L. Rev. 95 (2014)

The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 was established in order to “perform a thorough review of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the U.S. system of lawyer regulation in the context of advances in technology and global …

The Case For Proactive Management-Based Regulation To Improve Professional Self-Regulation For U.S. Lawyers, Ted Schneyer

Hofstra Law Review

The article discusses the American Bar Association's (ABA's) Standing Committee on Professional Discipline and its review of the ABA's Model Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, focusing on proactive management-based regulation as a means of improving professional self-regulation for U.S. lawyers as of 2013. Other topics include attorney misconduct claims by clients, law firm management, and the roles of solicitors in assessing a law firm's ethical infrastructure in New South Wales.

Comments On Professionalism, John M. Walker Jr.

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Pragmatic Professionalism: An Exercise In Applied Ethics, Amy R. Mashburn

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Professionalism, Anthony T. Kronman

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Informal Remarks On Professionalism, Burnele V. Powell

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Some Thoughts On The Differences In Criminal Trials In The Civil And Common Law Legal Systems, Mary C. Daly

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Corporate Law Firms And Corporate Ethics, Ralph Nader

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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The Case Against Secret Settlements (Or, What You Don't Know Can Hurt You), Richard A. Zitrin

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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The Adversary Process Is Not An End In Itself, Lloyd L. Weinreb

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Questions And Answers On Lloyd Weinreb's And Mary Daly's Articles

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Partners Without Power - A Preliminary Look At Black Partners In Corporate Law Firms, David B. Wilkins

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Access To The Legal Profession For Minorities: Introductory Remarks, Dennis Chin

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Reflections On Confidentiality - A Practitioner's Response To Spaulding V. Zimmerman, Carol M. Langford

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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The Good Person Question: Valid Query Or Hobson's Choice, Raymond M. Brown

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Plaintiffs' Class Action Attorneys Earn What They Get, Patricia M. Hynes

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Can A Good Lawyer Be A Bad Person, Stephen Gillers

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Lawyer Disclosure To Prevent Death Or Bodily Injury: A New Look At Spaulding V. Zimmerman, Roger C. Cramton

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Access To What, Stephen L. Pepper

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Plaintiffs' Attorneys' Fees In Class Action Litigation: An Ethical Solution, David M. Young

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Effective Assistance: Reconceiving The Role Of The Chief Public Defender, Kim Taylor-Thompson

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Conflicts In The Corporate Family: Professor Wolfram Has It Almost Right, Lawrence J. Fox

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Rationing Justice - What Thomas More Would Say, Michael E. Tigar

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Innovative Legal Billing, Alternatives To Billable Hours And Ethical Hurdles, Ronald D. Rotunda

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Comments On After Legal Aid Is Abolished, Frank Rosiny

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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The Lawful And The Just: Moral Implications Of Unequal Access To Legal Services, Kathleen Clark

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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When Is A Social Worker As Well As A Lawyer Needed, Jack B. Weinstein

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Corporate-Family Conflicts, Charles W. Wolfram

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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