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Expectations In The Mirror: Lawyer Professionalism And The Errors Of Mandatory Aspirations, Keith W. Rizzardi Jan 2017

Expectations In The Mirror: Lawyer Professionalism And The Errors Of Mandatory Aspirations, Keith W. Rizzardi

Florida State University Law Review

For years, Florida has been a leader in the professionalism movement, and state leaders have created new documents and standards to make professionalism enforceable. The rest of the nation can learn from Florida’s errors, because the Sunshine State has blurred the lines between professionalism and legal ethics. In fact, history shows that Florida is simply repeating the same mistakes that have been addressed time and time again as our system of legal ethics has evolved. At times, Florida’s professionalism concepts even contradict themselves. Indeed, from a jurisprudential perspective, even H.L.A. Hart and Lon Fuller—who otherwise disagreed over the morality of …


The Best Kept Secret In The Law: How To Get Paid To Live On A Tropical Island, Michael J. Keyser Jan 2006

The Best Kept Secret In The Law: How To Get Paid To Live On A Tropical Island, Michael J. Keyser

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

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