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April, 1999, Ifc Miga Announces Compliance Advisor, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

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Clark Memorandum: Spring 1999, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The Clark Memorandum

Weightier Matters (Elder Dallin H. Oaks)
The Constitutional Thought of J. Reuben Clark, Jr. (J. David Gowdy)
A Courtroom with a View (Joyce Janetski)
The Challenge (Alexander B. Morrison)

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Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza

Faculty Scholarship

This Essay will argue that the public defender, or any other attorney appointed by the court to defend adults or juveniles charged with criminal offenses, should not undertake, or fail to undertake, any action to the legal detriment of a client on the basis of a conflict the attorney perceives between religious and professional imperatives, except in the rare case of imminent death or serious bodily harm to another. This argument rests on the following four premises: (1) the public defender occupies a unique position in our legal system, and options that may be available to lawyers who serve private …

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Letters To The Editor, Lela P. Love

Articles

In Slip-Sliding Into Mediation: Can Lawyers Mediate Their Clients' Problems? [5 CLIN. L. REV. 47 (1998)], Jonathan Hyman argues that lawyers can mediate their clients' problems or transform themselves from a client's legal counselor and advocate to a neutral mediator. Professor Hyman points out that such a transformation can occur if (1) both clients give their informed consent; and (2) the lawyerturned-mediator does not offer evaluations of the case or subsequently represent either party. While Professor Hyman himself is quick to point out the many problems with this thesis, he nonetheless propounds it. I would argue that a partisan lawyer, …

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