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An Authentic Life In The Law: A Tribute To James K. Logan, Irma S. Russell

Faculty Works

UMKC School of Law Professor Irma S. Russell reflects on the professional life and legacy of Judge James K. Logan, exploring his career as a model of integrity, intellect, and dedication to justice. Through the lens of her experiences as his former law clerk, Russell examines broader questions about what constitutes a meaningful and ethical life in the legal profession. Blending biography, personal reflection, and professional critique, Russell argues that authenticity in law arises from commitment to community, ethical responsibility, and the pursuit of the common good.

Reconciling Professionalism And Client Interests, Fred C. Zacharias

William & Mary Law Review

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Two Papers On Environmentalism Ii: Resources And Environmental Policy, Jan Narveson

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethlcs in Society - November 21, 1994.

The Deconstruction Of Kantian Ethics And The Question Of Pleasure, Henry J. Staten

Cardozo Law Review

This Essay is primarily about the recent work of Bernard Williams, who is in my opinion the most radical thinker on the question of ethics in the analytic philosophy camp. In fact, Williams's work tests the limits of what we know as analytic philosophy. His project is rigorously deconstructive, yet it has been developed out of the materials of analytic philosophy itself quite independently of Derridean deconstruction. Thus, this project is extraordinarily rich in its resonance, and regardless of whether one comes at it from an analytic or deconstructive background, one is equally likely to find it surprising in its …

Two Papers On Environmentalism - I: Environmental Ethics And Value In The World, John Post

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society - November 14, 1994.

Commentary: Policy Implications, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

Journal of Law and Health

It is clear to me that members of the legal profession are obliged to take these findings seriously. I shall suggest below a few reservations about the analysis. Nevertheless, the important findings are established by empirical evidence so powerful that they can be ignored only through a wish not to believe. If the findings are accepted as a description of reality, the challenge is to work out sensible courses of action in response. The challenge is formidable.

Michigan's Deadlocked Commission On Death And Dying: A Lesson In Politics And Legalism, Joseph Ellin

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Based on a presentation made to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society - September 21, 1994.

Introduction: Towards An Inclusive Professionalism, Peter Margulies

St. Thomas Law Review

The landscape of lawyering seems bewilderingly chaotic today, compared with images of practices past, replete with country clubs and white male practitioners.' Despite their exclusiveness, corporate law firms of old at least had some shared values, and some commitment to norms other than those generated by the market. Our society, as well as the legal profession, is more diverse than it was. The present-day invocation of professionalism is one reaction to the increased diversity of the legal profession, and to the vaulting prominence of market forces, which has reduced many lawyers in major firms to a race to the bottom …

Policing Federal Prosecutors: Do Too Many Regulators Produce Too Little Enforcement, Bruce A. Green

St. Thomas Law Review

This Article focuses on how standards of prosecutorial conduct are enforced. As will be discussed, the process for sanctioning wrongful conduct of federal prosecutors is structurally inadequate. Federal prosecutors are subject to discipline by as many as four different authorities. Yet, each of the available disciplinary mechanisms is itself deficient. Furthermore, the diffusion of responsibility among different mechanisms compounds the problem.

Practiced Moral Activism, Paul R. Tremblay

St. Thomas Law Review

Readers of legal ethics literature frequently encounter the following question: "Can a good lawyer be a good person?" This Article addresses a variation of that question: "Can a good lawyer be a good person if that person is not a good philosopher?" This new question confronts a perplexing realization about most moral exploration of lawyering-that it takes place amidst a language and an intellectual world with which most practicing lawyers are not familiar or conversant. Of course, the philosophers inhabiting that world and using that language aim to affect the lives of working attorneys in some concrete way,but reading the …

Professionalism And Life In The Trenches: The Case Of The Public Defender, Rodney Thaxton, Lida Rodriguez-Taseff

St. Thomas Law Review

I would like to start with a little story. This actually happened during my employment at the Dade County Public Defender's office, when I was in juvenile court. There was this very bright young man who, having been arrested for stealing bicycles, was in detention. He had figured out an ingenious way to steal bicycles. He would go into the bicycle section in department stores, get a bicycle, and start riding it around. An employee would invariably say, "Oh, you can't ride that bicycle in here. Take it out," and would escort him to the door with the bicycle. He …

Friends Of The Earth, Pol'y Brief, Analysis Of Ifc Procedures And Policies Against Fy 95 Certification Requirements Undated, 1995, Friends Of The Earth

IFC E&S Performance Standards

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Feb. 3, 1995, Amy Mcrae To D. Hunter (Ciel), Ifc Information, Ifc

IFC E&S Performance Standards

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Ethics And The Federal Prosecutor: The Continuing Conflict Over The Application Of Model Rule 4.2 To Federal Attorneys, Neals-Erik William Delker

American University Law Review

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1995 (Undated), Foe, Pol'y Brief, Analysis Of Ifc Procedures Against Fy 95 Certification Requirements, Friends Of The Earth

IFC E&S Performance Standards

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Doctors, Aids, And Confidentiality In The 1990s, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 331 (1994), Sheila Taub

UIC Law Review

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If I Tell You, Will You Treat Me, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 363 (1994), Mauro A. Montoya Jr.

UIC Law Review

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New York Attorney Malpractice Liability To Non-Clients: Toward A Rule Of Reason And Predictability, Lucia A. Silecchia

Scholarly Articles

This 1995 Article addresses the question of attorney liability in New York. It begins with a brief introduction to the history of the privity requirement nationally to place the New York question in context. It then traces the scope of attorney liability in New York and examines the state of that law - with its contradictions and inconsistences. This Article proposes a rule for New York courts to consider that centers on the “adversariness” of the client and the third party as the touchstone for determining if expanded liability is appropriate.

This differs from the traditional analysis which bases the …

Lawyer Distress: Alcohol-Related Problems And Other Psychological Concerns Among A Sample Of Practicing Lawyers, Connie J.A. Beck, Bruce D. Sales, G. Andrew H. Benjamin

Journal of Law and Health

The findings of the research reported in this study, in conjunction with earlier studies, suggest that the professional and the personal well-being of lawyers is in serious jeopardy. Lawyers are working more, reducing vacation time, spending less time with family members, are prone to alcohol abuse, and face high levels of psychological distress. The combination of elements suggests an impending crisis for lawyers' family lives. Although the data are not sufficient to suggest that psychological distress has detrimentally affected the lawyers' ability to practice competently, the warning signs are present. Further empirical study may well reveal that lawyer distress is …

Is There A Solution To The Problem Of Lawyer Stress - The Law School Perspective, James J.A. Alfini, Joseph N. Van Vooren

Journal of Law and Health

What is the result of all this stress? As previously noted in the Beck, Sales, and Benjamin study, more and more attorneys are turning to alcohol as a "stress reliever." Also, a higher percentage of lawyers are dissatisfied with their personal relationships than the "normal population." A poll conducted for the New York Law Journal by a Manhattan polling firm found that of the lawyers polled who had been divorced, fifty-six percent asserted that their careers in the law had contributed to the breakup of their marriages. Of great concern is the fact that an increasing number of attorneys are …

Greetings, Daniel J. Morrissey

St. Thomas Law Review

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Be Just To One Another: Preliminary Thoughts On Civility, Moral Character, And Professionalism, Mark Neal Aaronson

St. Thomas Law Review

The premise of this Article is that the inability of lawyers to conduct themselves in a reasonable fashion has less to do with a lack of good manners or ignorance about what conduct is expected, but has more to do with not having the strength of character needed to exercise self-discipline when making practical or ethical choices. I focus on civility because it speaks to both the profession's present distress over an apparent deterioration in lawyer behavior and its ongoing interest in lawyers of high moral character. My main agenda is to reintroduce certain ancient, classical ideas about civility as …

Remarks: Professionalism And The Courts, Ursula Ungaro-Benages

St. Thomas Law Review

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Legal Professionalism: Do Ethical Rules Require Zealous Representation For Poor People, Michelle S. Jacobs

St. Thomas Law Review

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How The Butler Was Made To Do It: The Perverted Professionalism Of The Remains Of The Day, Rob Atkinson

St. Thomas Law Review

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The Fault Is In Ourselves, Roger J. Miner '56

Bar Associations

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The Reception Of Foreign Law In The U.S. Federal Courts, Roger J. Miner '56

Bar Associations

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Fee-For-Service Clinical Teaching: Slipping Toward Commercialism, Lisa G. Lerman

Scholarly Articles

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A Teacher’S Trouble: Risk, Responsibility And Rebellion, Lisa G. Lerman

Scholarly Articles

What follows is an edited transcript of a session at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 7, 1995. The meeting was a joint plenary session of the AALS Section on Professional Responsibility and the Section on Clinical Legal Education. The meeting was planned and the role plays were written by Professors Margaret Martin Barry and Lisa Lerman of The Catholic University of America and Professor Homer La Rue of Howard University.

The purpose of the program was to foster interaction among teachers of professional responsibility and clinical teachers about …

Notre Dame Lawyer - Academic Year 1995-96, Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame Lawyer

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