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A Suggestion On Suggestion, Richard D. Friedman, Stephen J. Ceci

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is adapted from "The Suggestibility of Children: Scientific Research and Legal Implication" (86.1 Cornell Law Review 33-108 [November 2000]) and appears here with permission of the publisher.

The vulnerabilities of young children have far-reaching implications for the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Arguably, these vulnerabilities may affect how an investigator should interview the child; whether her hearsay statements should be admitted; whether expert evidence concerning her vulnerability should be admitted; and whether a criminal conviction based principally on her testimony should be allowed.

Multidisciplinary Practice And The Future Of The Legal Profession: Considering A Role For Independent Directors, John H. Matheson, Peter D. Favorite

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Using Our Words To Let In The World: A Tribute To Peter Cicchino And The Art Of Speaking Out, Julia Gordon

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

A Comment On Peter Cicchino's "Defending Humanity", Randall Kennedy

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Increasing Access To Justice: Expanding The Role Of Nonlawyers In The Delivery Of Legal Services To Low-Income Coloradans, Marcus J. Lock

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Time In The Law, Rebecca R. French

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Reflections On The Professional Development Of Solo And Small Law Firm Practitioners, Leslie Levin

Faculty Articles and Papers

Solo and small law firm practitioners have long been regarded as marginal, unmentored, unethical and inadequately trained members of the legal profession. Yet technological advances and demographic changes in this segment of the bar suggest reasons for re-examining this view. In an effort to gain a clearer understanding of the current state of the professional development of these lawyers, 41 solo and small firm practitioners in the New York City metropolitan area were interviewed about their work lives and professional development. The questions posed were designed to explore how, if at all, office settings, mentors and other colleagues contribute to …

Deja Vu All Over Again, Gary A. Munneke

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Why talk about the future at all? As a professor I am a student of change. But do forecasts about the future matter to the average practitioner. My answer is a resounding YES! To understand my attitude, it's important to look at the work of the Futurist Committee of the ABA Law Practice Management Section.

Legal Skills For A Transforming Profession, Gary A. Munneke

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

The legal profession is undergoing dramatic changes that will drive a reformation in legal education. Legal educators must anticipate these changes to effectively prepare students for the practice of law in the twenty-first century. In order to be proficient practitioners, these students will require an expanded set of professional skills. Although the current legal skills paradigm was articulated by the American Bar Association MacCrate Task Force in 1991, it is time to reexamine legal skills with an eye toward preparing students to practice law in the new millennium. In Section II, this article examines trends in modern society and the …

Bringing Ohio's Legal Ethics Into The 21st Century, Lloyd B. Snyder

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

The time has come for Ohio to replace the Code of Professional Responsibility with a set of standards based on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The author offers seven reasons for doing so.

The Intersection Of Law And Medicine Legal Ethics In Medicine: Foreword, Kathy L. Cerminara

St. Thomas Law Review

Foreword: The Intersection of Law and Medicine by Kathy L. Cerminara.

Winter 2001

Bill of Particulars

No abstract provided.

Creativity And The Law, Alfred C. Aman Jr.

Alfred Aman Jr. (1991-2002)

No abstract provided.

A Law Culture Diagnostic, James R. Elkins

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Private Lawyers And The Public Interest, Patrick L. Baude

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Creativity And The Law, Alfred C. Aman

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Adventures In Comparative Legal Studies: Studying Singapore, Carole Silver

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Thoughts About Corporate Lawyers After Reading The Cigarette Papers: Has The "Wise Counselor" Given Way To The "Hired Gun"?", Bruce A. Green

Faculty Scholarship

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Reflections On The Ethics Of Legal Academics: Law Schools As Mdps; Or, Should Law Professors Practice What They Teach Symposium: Ethics Of Law Professors, Bruce A. Green

Faculty Scholarship

[A member of the House of Commons said in Samuel Johnson's presence] that he paid no regard to the arguments of counsel at the bar of the House of Commons, because they were paid for speaking. JOHNSON. 'Nay, Sir, argument is argument. You cannot help paying regard to their arguments, if they are good, If it were testimony, you might disregard it, if you knew that it were purchased. There is a beautiful image in Bacon upon this subject: testimony is like an arrow shot from a long bow; the force of it depends on the hand that draws it. …

Pro Bono Publico Representation Of The Poor: The Good As Enemy Of The Best, Rob Atkinson

Scholarly Publications

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Lawyers Without Frontiers - A View From Germany, Martin Henssler, Laurel S. Terry

Faculty Scholarly Works

This article addresses the effect in Germany of the globalization of legal services. The first section of the article consists of reflections about the development of the German legal market in the past decade and how this development has been influenced by Anglo-Saxon law firms from the U.S. and England. The second section of this paper provides a more detailed analysis of the legal framework that governs the practice of foreign lawyers in Germany will follow. The third section of this paper addresses the issue of Multi-Disciplinary-Practices between lawyers and accountants. These MDPs are forbidden almost everywhere in the world …

Tribute To Frederick W. Whiteside, Jr., Robert G. Lawson, William H. Fortune, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

A series of tributes to Frederick W. Whiteside, Jr., a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Getting The Insider's Story Out: What Popular Film Can Tell Us About Legal Method's Dirty Secrets, Rebecca Johnson, Ruth Buchanan

Articles & Book Chapters

In this paper, the authors seek to use the insights gained by viewing and thinking critically about a range of Hollywood films to better illuminate the disciplinary blindspots of law. Both law and film are viewed as social institutions, engaged in telling stories about social life. Hollywood films are often critical of law and legal institutions. Law is dismissive of its representation within popular culture. However, the authors argue that law disregards cinematic cynicism about itself at its peril and that there is much to learn by taking cinematic portrayals of law very seriously---not as representations of the truth of …

In The Name Of The International: The Supreme Court Of Canada And The Internationalist Transformation Of Canadian Private International Law, Robert Wai

Articles & Book Chapters

Globalization and internationalization are pervasive in contemporary cultural, political, and economic policy discourses. Not surprisingly, a concern with internationalization and globalization increasingly characterizes the policy discourses of law. While the law often operates at a lag to broader social trends, it is sometimes more active in constituting such trends. This article is concerned with a striking episode of legal change oriented towards the perceived new realities of the international system, which occurred in the unlikely venue of private international law in Canada.

Rhetoric And Somatics: Training The Body To Do The Work Of Law, Peter Goodrich

Articles

The article explores the intersection of law, rhetoric, and corporeality, arguing that law is deeply embedded in the human body and its emotional and sensory experiences. It posits that legal dogmatics, while often seen as abstract, is shaped by the body's characteristics and movements, which serve as a substrate for legal logic. The analysis centers on Abraham Fraunce and his contemporaries, who critique the strict legality by emphasizing rhetoric, decorum, and the form of life that rhetoric implies. This critique challenges the notion of law as a detached, abstract system by highlighting its corporeal and emotional dimensions.

A Novelist's Perspective, Marianne Wesson

Publications

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In Memory Of Joni Cesta, Neil D. Levin, Thomas Crane Wales, Glenn J. Winuk, David Yellen

Articles

Volume 30 of the Hofstra Law Review is dedicated to members of the Hofstra community, including four graduates of the Law School, who were violently taken from us during the past year. Of the four Law School graduates, Joni Cesta '91, Neil D. Levin '81, and Glenn J. Winuk '87 were lost in the September 1 1th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Thomas Crane Wales '79 was murdered in Seattle, Washington on October 11, 2001. The Hofstra Law Review presents the following biographical sketches to honor the memory of these four distinguished alumni.

Lawyer And Public Service, The Historical Perspectives On Pro Bono Lawyering, Russell G. Pearce

Faculty Scholarship

Historically, the first way of viewing the lawyer's role was as a member of America's governing class. Second came cause lawyering on behalf of a particular issue. Third, and most recently, arose the idea of pro bono lawyering, a less ambitious incarnation of the governing class lawyer who contributes time to helping cause lawyers. These categories are not rigid: for each individual they may overlap to one degree or another. This framework is preliminary and requires further research and development. Nonetheless, it provides a useful tool for explaining how lawyers-and in particular the heroic lawyers described in this symposium-connect to …

Just Between Us - Aba Considers New Ethical Rules, Irma S. Russell

Faculty Works

This article briefly describes one of the proposed rule revisions (Model Rule 1.6) to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct that will be presented to the ABA House of Delegates in July 2001 by the Ethics 2000 Commission.

The Pro Bono Priority: The University Of Michigan's Approach To Instilling Public Service, Robert E. Precht, Suellyn Scarnecchia

Articles

The Pro Bono Priority is a two-part feature on pro bono service in Michigan law schools. in Crossing the Bar, the column of the Legal Education Committee, Dolores M. Coulter discusses how Michigan law schools measure up to the recommendations made in Learning to Serve, the report of the Commission on Pro Bono and Public Service Opportunities from the Association of American Law Schools. In the Access to Justice column, Robert E. Precht and Suellyn Scarnecchia focus specifically on the University of MichiHgan's unique approach to pro bono service.