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Class Actions: The Right To Solicit, Charles D. Schoor

Santa Clara Law Review

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Renewed Emphasis On Professional Responsibility, John T. Hood Jr.

Louisiana Law Review

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Judicial Ethics--Recusal Of Judges--The Need For Reform, Don R. Sensabaugh Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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Professional Responsibility And Self-Regulation Of The Securities Lawyer, James H. Cheek, Iii

Washington and Lee Law Review

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A Causerie Of Lawyers' Ethics In Negotiation, Alvin B. Rubin

Louisiana Law Review

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Summary Suspension Of Attorneys Convicted Of Crime, David R. Burch

Louisiana Law Review

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Withdrawal Of Appointed Counsel From Frivolous Indigent Appeals, Michael R. Conner

Indiana Law Journal

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Group Legal Services And Canon Ii, William P. Young Jr.

Maryland Law Review

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Legislative Ethics, 1973., James R. Nowlin

St. Mary's Law Journal

Approaching the 63d Regular Session of the Texas State Legislature, the need to establish new standards of ethical conduct for the attorney-legislators had increased substantially in public support. The “Sharpstown” Bank scandal and the recent indictments of several present and former state legislators, on numerous counts of theft of state funds, had severely eroded public confidence in the moral turpitude of state lawmakers. This study examines the Texas state legislative process and the conflicting interests that arise in the task of drafting and passing bills in the House of Representatives and the Senate. There were several attempts, prior to 1973, …

Legal Ethics - Drafter Of Will Who Serves As Executor, Bert Michael Whorton

West Virginia Law Review

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Procedures For Disciplining Attorneys In Virginia

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Minimum Fee Schedules: Guides Or Strait Jackets, Robert L. Simmons, Gary N. Holthus

Cleveland State Law Review

Several states have minimum fee schedules that set the least amount of compensation a lawyer should charge for a specific legal service. There has been much confusion in bar associations across the country as to the application of minimum fee schedules and the consequences of non-compliance. The American Bar Association has published both formal and informal opinions in an attempt to clearly define the functions of the schedules. In view of the opinions, interviews and statistical studies on the subject of minimum fee schedules, it is apparent that they are too rigid to cope with the practical needs of the …

Education In Professional Responsibility, David B. Goshien

Cleveland State Law Review

The problems, indeed the inadequacy of present legal education in ethics and professional responsibility are well known. The traditional methods of preparing law students for the avoidance of ethical and even criminal complaints against them in their future practice of law have been, in the main, divisible into two general categories: the "pervasive" method, through which understanding is supposed to be gained by students as if by osmosis through all courses and general law school contract, and the "specific" method which offers a course in the subject. Both methods are commonly used but neither seems to have achieved an acceptable …

Commencement Of Statute Of Limitations For Malpractice Of An Attorney, James Gordon Joseph

Cleveland State Law Review

In almost all jurisdictions the statute of limitations for the malpractice of an attorney is between one and three years. Although some argue that this is too short a period, the main problem is not in the statute but in its application. Difficulty arises when a court must decide at what point the statute of limitations begins to run. To appreciate a court's problem, the nature and reasons behind statutes of limitations must be understood

Legal Malpractice: Improper Representation Of Conflicting Interests, Marshall J. Nachbar

Cleveland State Law Review

When an attorney, for whatever reason-sloth, over zealous conduct, or personal greed-represents a client without being completely loyal to the client's interests there are several things that may occur. The attorney may be subject to disciplinary or disbarment proceedings. He may be disqualified from further representing his client. If the attorney's actions have resulted in damage to his client the attorney may find himself the defendant in a malpractice action. If the cause of the damage is alleged to be the result of an attorney representing dual interests or improperly representing adverse interests then the cause of action will be …

Lawyers' Malpractice In Litigation, Nathaniel Rothstein

Cleveland State Law Review

Until recently, when we spoke of malpractice we invariably meant medical malpractice. Less than 20 years ago only a handful of lawyers carried professional liability (malpractice) insurance. This is no longer true. Attorneys who practice in large metropolitan areas are now keenly aware of the importance and necessity of having this insurance coverage; and in no segment of the legal profession is this more urgent than amongst trial lawyers-for much like surgeons in the medical field, trial lawyers are the most vulnerable in attorney-malpractice lawsuits.

Contingent Fee: Champerty Or Champion, Arthur L. Kraut

Cleveland State Law Review

In 1952, an article appeared in Reader's Digest magazine castigating both the contingent fee system of financing litigation and the trial lawyers of the United States. Since that article appeared, the client public has been barraged with a stream of propaganda aimed at barring the use of the contingent fee as a means of retaining a lawyer.

Disciplinary Enforcement Problems And Recommendations: An Indiana Survey, Cory Brundage

Indiana Law Journal

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Pragmatic Approach To Problems Of Group Law Practice, Herschel Kriger

Cleveland State Law Review

United Mine Workers of America, District 12 v. Illinois State Bar Association, is one of the latest in a line of holdings which have demonstrated that areas heretofore considered by the Bar as sacrosanct unto itself or the state courts are not immune from re-evaluation. That decision, rendered on December 5, 1967, was not unexpected in the light of the pronouncements of the Supreme Court in NAACP v. Button, and Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Bar Association, and the process is likely to continue.

Constitutional Law--Attorney And Client--Right To Counsel [District 12, United Mineworkers Of America V. Il-Linois State Bar Association, 389 Us. 217 (1967)], David S. Dubin

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Constitutional Law--Self-Incrimination--Disbarment And Judicial Investigations, William J. Davis

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Group Representation By Attorneys As Misconduct, Richard M. Markus

Cleveland State Law Review

This article is intended to consider the future of group retainers in light of the conflicting views of proponents and opponents. Attention will first be given to the "Canons of Professional Ethics" which affect this subject and the judicial decisions interpreting them. Next, an attempt will be made to evaluate the effect of the Supreme Court Brotherhood case, and other related decisions, upon the Canons. Finally, an effort will be made to anticipate the prospects of group legal service with a view towards implementing or modifying present standards.

Conduct Of Attorneys: Group Practice And Representation, And Significant Developments In Ohio Disciplinary Matters, Samuel T. Gaines

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Modern Mettle: The Misconstrued Morality, William B. Martin

Kentucky Law Journal

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Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

Civil Rights--Civil Rights Act of 1957 Gives Federal Court Mandatory Jurisdiction To Entertain Suit by the United States To Enjoin State Criminal Prosecution

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Conflict of Laws--Federal Tort Claims Act--Applicable Substantive Law Held To Be Whole Law of State Where Negligence Occurred

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Constitutional Law--Discrimination--Conviction for Disturbing the Peace in Lunch Counter Sit-in Held To Violate Due Process for Lack of Evidence

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Federal Courts--Erie Doctrine--Opinion Evidence Held Admissible Under Federal Rule 43(a) in Diversity Case

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Federal Courts--Federal Question Jurisdiction--Lack of Jurisdiction to Enforce Award of Airline System Board of Adjustment in Labor Dispute

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Interstate Commerce--Taxation--State Privilege Tax …

The Ethical Problem In The Representation Of Union Members By Union Attorneys, Herbert Shelton Sanger Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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Legal Ethics--Attorneys--Disbarment While Serving As Judge, James William Sarver

West Virginia Law Review

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Evidence Problems Under Ohio Supreme Court Rule Xxvii, Edward R. Brown

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Constitutional Law - Self-Incrimination - Disbarment Of Attorney For Pleading State Privilege In A Judicial Inquiry, John Schwab Ii

Louisiana Law Review

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Attorney And Client--Handling Of Client's Money Or Other Trust Property--Commingling Or Use By Attorney Cause For Suspension, F. L. D. Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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