Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Commons^™

Premises Liability In Texas - Time For A Reasonable Change., Kathryn E. Eriksen

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act (Rico) - Maintenance Of A Private Civil Rico Action Does Not Require A Showing That The Defendant Has Been Criminally Convicted Of The Predicate Acts Nor That The Plaintiff Has Sustained A Racketeering Injury Distinct From The Alleged Predicate Acts., Ruth E. Greenfield

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The Judge, Marianne Wesson

Publications

No abstract provided.

To Whom Does The Government Lawyer Owe The Duty Of Loyalty When Clients Are In Conflict, William Josephson, Russell G. Pearce

Faculty Scholarship

This Article focuses on the continuing debate on the ethical obligations of government lawyers: do government lawyers represent the people or do they represent a client? The Article explains that the dominant conception that government lawyers represent the people actually results in government lawyers representing themselves. After examining alternative approaches to determining the identity of the government lawyer’s client, the Article concludes that only one approach is consistent with both the ethical rules and our republican system of government. The government lawyer’s client properly understood is an elected official or, in certain cases, an agency head with legal authority independent …

A Uniform Rule Governing The Admission And Practice Of Attorneys Before United States District Courts, Michael S. Ariens

Faculty Articles

The increase in the interstate and international practice of law necessitates a review of the rules governing the admission of attorneys to practice before federal district courts. By virtue of the sweep of their jurisdictional net, federal district courts are likely to be the fora for litigating most interstate or international disputes. The present rules, based upon the antiquated notion that lawyers only rarely practice law in federal district court, and then only in the federal district court located in the state in which they practice, do not address this change in the practice of law.

For these reasons, a …

Discovery And Sanctions For Discovery Abuse., Joe K. Longley, Mark L. Kincaid

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The Profession As A Moral Teacher, Thomas L. Shaffer

Journal Articles

Professional ethics is commonly understood as the standards listed in codes. But ethical codes that are removed from one’s character and the practice of the profession are corrupting. Rather, ethics are properly taught through the profession as a moral teacher. This Article argues that professional stories that instruct on real life experiences and one’s character better educate lawyers and doctors on ethical standards. Sound ethical codes in the profession are those which depend on character.

The Professional Responsibility Of The Law Professor: Three Neglected Questions, Monroe H. Freedman

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Law professors have a great deal to say about the ethics of law practitioners. We write law review articles about lawyers' professional responsibilities, and we have participated in drafting codes of conduct for practicing lawyers.

Many of us bring to that task a significant perspective. We can be both informed about and detached from the pressures of daily practice. We are free of involvement or (worse yet) identification with particular clients. Indeed, in choosing to become law professors, we have made the choice to dissociate ourselves from contact with clients.

Not surprisingly, therefore, most law professors tend to minimize the …

Ownership Of Developed Water: A Property Right Threatened., Frank R. Booth

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The Historical Background Of Texas Water Law - A Tribute To Jack Pope., Hans W. Baade

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Article 38.071 Of The Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure: A Legislative Response To The Needs Of Children In The Courtroom Comment., Beth Mcallister

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Judicial Clerkships And Elite Professional Culture, William H. Simon

Faculty Scholarship

Clerkships have become increasingly prominent in the culture of elite law schools in recent years. More students are seeking clerkships; the application process starts earlier and lasts longer; and the quest seems to generate more anxiety and absorb more energy than in the past.

For A Few Dollars More: Client’S Right To Discharge His Attorney Under A Contingent Fee Contract, Irving Cohen

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Anti-Professionalism, Stanley Fish

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Ethics Of Dissent And Friendship In The American Professions, Thomas L. Shaffer

Journal Articles

Professional ethics is commonly understood as a creature of the establishment—the study of what the better doctors and lawyers do and impose on their colleagues. But this traditional notion of ethics conveys a message that professionals need only care for their clients or patients to a certain point whether it is the end of the professional’s expertise, the end of the contract or the end of an assigned task. But this ethical understanding loses the sense of professionals serving a community. This Article dissents from that common understanding of ethics and tells dissenting-professional stories that show professional ethics through the …

The Lawyer As Informer, Gerard E. Lynch

Faculty Scholarship

From the schoolyard "tattletale" to the police officer's "confidential informant" to the Pentagon "whistle blower," our society is deeply ambivalent toward those who report the wrongdoing of others to the authorities. On the one hand, society values informers. Without informers, serious misbehavior would certainly escape correction. The police officers' code of silence with respect to fellow officers' crimes, for example, may be a major obstacle to eliminating police corruption and brutality. On the other hand, society scorns informers as betrayers of confidence. Even one who violates an antisocial pact such as the police officers' code of silence is viewed as …

Nix V. Whiteside: The Lawyer's Role In Response To Perjury, James R. Mccall

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

"Understanding...": Processing Information And Values In Clinical Work, Edwin H. Greenebaum

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Renaissance In American Education: The New Role Of The Federal Government - Foreword Symposium On Education Law - Foreword., T.H. Bell

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Interrelationship Of Tort Liability, Governmental Immunity, And The Civil Rights Statutes Symposium On Education Law., Kelly Frels, Jeffrey J. Horner

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Student Competency Testing In Texas Symposium On Education Law., Ellen Smith Pryor

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Issues In School Asbestos Hazard Abatement Litigation Symposium On Education Law - Comment., John P. Kincade

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Introduction To Education Symposium Symposium On Education Law - Introduction., Mark G. Yudof

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Teacher Termination And Nonrenewal In Texas Public Schools Symposium On Education Law., William T. Armstrong, Rosemary L. Hollan

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

New Jersey V. T.L.O.: The Supreme Court's Lesson On School Searches Symposium On Education Law., Gerald S. Reamey

St. Mary's Law Journal

Considerable disagreement persists as to the fourth amendment rights of students within schools. Particularly, this disagreement regards the extent to which fourth amendment rights possessed by students may frustrate reasonable attempts by educators to maintain the order necessary to preserve an educational environment. In New Jersey v. T.L.O., the Supreme Court considered an argument advanced by the State of New Jersey that the “pervasive supervision” of school children diminishes the legitimate expectation of privacy a child may have in property “unnecessarily” brought to school. The Court concluded that the necessity of maintaining security and order in the educational environment was …

The University Interscholastic League Of Texas: Who Are These Guys And What Can They Do Symposium On Education Law - Comment., Stephen S. Goodman Iv

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

A Survey Of The Texas Reform Package: House Bill No. 72 Symposium On Education Law., William C. Bednar Jr.

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Free Speech And Public Education: An Overview Of Legal, Social, And Political Issues Symposium On Education Law., Ralph D. Mawdsley, Steven Permuth

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Education - Title Ix - Receipt By Private College Students Of Basic Educational Opportunity Grants Constitutes Federal Financial Assistance To The Specific Program Benefited Thereby Requiring Compliance With Title Ix Symposium On Education Law - Case Note., John F. Carroll

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

A Judge’S Advice To Today’S Law Graduates, Roger J. Miner '56

Lawyers and the Legal Profession

No abstract provided.