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Of Victims, Villains And Fairy Godmothers: Regnant Tales Of Predatory Lending, Carolyn Grose
Of Victims, Villains And Fairy Godmothers: Regnant Tales Of Predatory Lending, Carolyn Grose
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The subprime mortgage crisis has exposed a system of predatory and irresponsible lending on a scale we are only beginning to comprehend. Those initially harmed in this crisis – the canaries in the coal mine – were largely low-income people of color. As the crisis has unfolded, the potential solutions available to such borrowers seem to privilege one kind of legal story over all others: the story of the poor person as a victim in need of rescuing.
In order to win, therefore, lawyers who represent these clients often fall back on a default narrative about their clients as unwitting …
“Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far, Far Away . . .” Lawyers And Clients Telling Stories About Ethics (And Everything Else), Carolyn Grose
“Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far, Far Away . . .” Lawyers And Clients Telling Stories About Ethics (And Everything Else), Carolyn Grose
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ABSTRACT
Framed by an analysis of two particular ethical rules and their application to specific situations, this piece uses the metaphor of storytelling to explore the lawyer’s role as an effective and ethical client representative. Drawing from the experiences of two sets of clients and their lawyers, the piece proposes an approach to ethical regulation (as one component of the lawyer-client relationship) that requires the lawyer to engage in a deeply contextual analysis of the specific and particular ethical conflicts presented to him in any particular case; and work with his client to determine how to resolve those conflicts.
The …
"Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far, Far Away:" Lawyers And Clients Telling Stories About Ethics (And Everything Else), Carolyn Grose
"Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far, Far Away:" Lawyers And Clients Telling Stories About Ethics (And Everything Else), Carolyn Grose
carolyn grose
Framed by an analysis of two particular ethical rules and their application to specific situations, this piece uses the metaphor of storytelling to explore the lawyer’s role as an effective and ethical client representative. Drawing from the experiences of two sets of clients and their lawyers, the piece proposes an approach to ethical regulation (as one component of the lawyer-client relationship) that requires the lawyer to engage in a deeply contextual analysis of the specific and particular ethical conflicts presented to him in any particular case; and work with his client to determine how to resolve those conflicts.
The first …