Keynote Address By Aimee R. Maxwell,
2013
Georgia Innocence Project
Keynote Address By Aimee R. Maxwell, Aimee R. Maxwell
Working in the Public Interest Conferences
No abstract provided.
A Higher Calling: The Importance Of Pro Bono Efforts In The Legal Profession,
2013
Bondurant, Mixson, & Elmore
A Higher Calling: The Importance Of Pro Bono Efforts In The Legal Profession, Emmet Bondurant, Andrew Vail, Mary Benton, Cynthia F. Adcock, Lonnie T. Brown
Working in the Public Interest Conferences
Cover the importance of incorporating pro bono work into every career, including those in the private sector.
Chasing The Atticus Code - Preserving Adjudication Integrity In Local Administrative Hearings ,
2013
Pepperdine University
Chasing The Atticus Code - Preserving Adjudication Integrity In Local Administrative Hearings , Michael N. Widener
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
In the United States administrative law realm, there purportedly exist more than 19 thousand municipal governments, 16 thousand town or township governments; three thousand county governments, 13 thousand school districts and 35 thousand special district governments. This essay argues that these local adjudicative loci largely neglect the ethical guidance or direction of lawyers serving in government-official capacities without holding elected nor judicial positions. I dub these decision-makers “Atticus.” Citizens support the notion of external codes of professional responsibility for such persons not necessarily because they believe that “lawyering rules” are well constructed or property enforced, but because they doubt lawyers …
Closing An Administrative Loophole: Ethics For The Administrative Judiciary,
2013
Pepperdine University
Closing An Administrative Loophole: Ethics For The Administrative Judiciary, Diana Gillis
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
No abstract provided.
Journey Of A Peace Journalist,
2013
DePaul University
Journey Of A Peace Journalist, Robert Koehler
Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers
Presented October 15, 2012. 2012 Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture.
How Lawyers' Intuitions Prolong Litigation,
2013
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
How Lawyers' Intuitions Prolong Litigation, Andrew J. Wistrich, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Most lawsuits settle, but some settle later than they should. Too many compromises occur only after protracted discovery and expensive motion practice. Sometimes the delay precludes settlement altogether. Why does this happen? Several possibilities—such as the alleged greed of lawyers paid on an hourly basis—have been suggested, but they are insufficient to explain why so many cases do not settle until the eve of trial. We offer a novel account of the phenomenon of settling on the courthouse steps that is based upon empirical research concerning judgment and choice. Several cognitive illusions—the framing effect, the confirmation bias, nonconsequentialist reasoning, and …
Legal Education: Rethinking The Problem, Reimagining The Reforms,
2013
Pepperdine University
Legal Education: Rethinking The Problem, Reimagining The Reforms, Deborah L. Rhode
Pepperdine Law Review
Whether or not law schools are in a crisis, it is certainly true that legal education currently faces a number of significant challenges. The fundamental problem is a lack of consensus over what the problem is. Legal educators and regulators are developing well-intended but inadequate responses to the symptoms, not the causes of law school woes. In addition to identifying the problem, this Article discusses potential reforms. Financial issues represent a significant source of much of the current criticisms face by law schools today. Tuition rates have increased at a pace far outstripping the steep hikes seen at universities as …
Louis D. Brandeis And The Lawyer Advocacy System,
2013
Pepperdine University
Louis D. Brandeis And The Lawyer Advocacy System, Robert F. Cochran Jr.
Pepperdine Law Review
The law practice of Louis Brandeis serves as an appropriate vehicle for examining both the history of the legal profession in the United States and the role of lawyers as philanthropists. Brandeis was one of America's most successful and innovative lawyers at the turn of the twentieth century, and serves as a role model for lawyers in his dedication to public service. Brandeis, of course, is best known for his work as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court; however, he is less well known for his work as a lawyer-though he practiced law for 40 years before he …
How To Make Rules For Lawyers: The Professional Responsibility Of The Legal Profession,
2013
Pepperdine University
How To Make Rules For Lawyers: The Professional Responsibility Of The Legal Profession, Stephen Gillers
Pepperdine Law Review
When considering the professional responsibilities of American lawyers, two questions often arise: (1) whether a particular rule strikes the right balance among the multiple interests it purports to reconcile and (2) whether in a particular circumstance a lawyer's or law firm's behavior complied with the governing rules. This article explores a third question. What is the responsibility of the profession itself when, through its various institutions and especially bar associations, it asks courts, lawmakers, or agencies to adopt particular rules governing the conduct of lawyers? Rather than exploring the discussing the conduct of individual lawyers or the correctness of any …
The Lawyer Of The Future,
2013
Pepperdine University
The Lawyer Of The Future, Deanell Reece Tacha
Pepperdine Law Review
This piece introduces the Pepperdine Law Review symposium issue for Volume 40, publishing articles derived from the April 20, 2012 The Lawyer of the Future: Exploring the Impact of Past and Present Lawyers and the Lessons They Provide for Future Generations symposium, which explored the role of the lawyer in American society-past, present, and future.
People V. Perez - Misapplication Of The Right To Counsel,
2013
Pepperdine University
People V. Perez - Misapplication Of The Right To Counsel, William A. Roberts, Greg F. Janson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Case For "Higher Law",
2013
Pepperdine University
The Case For "Higher Law", John Warwick Montgomery
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Bauguess V. Paine: The Denial Of The Attorney Fee Sanction At The (Mis)Trial Stage,
2013
Pepperdine University
Bauguess V. Paine: The Denial Of The Attorney Fee Sanction At The (Mis)Trial Stage, Steven D. Campen
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher V. Superior Court: The Attorney's Right To Cross-Complain For Equitable Indemnification From An Opposing Attorney,
2013
Pepperdine University
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher V. Superior Court: The Attorney's Right To Cross-Complain For Equitable Indemnification From An Opposing Attorney, Joseph E. Thomas
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Evaluation Of Judicial Performance: A Tool For Self-Improvement,
2013
Pepperdine University
Evaluation Of Judicial Performance: A Tool For Self-Improvement, Richard L. Aynes
Pepperdine Law Review
The quality of our judicial system, like other institutions, is a function of the work performed by those who are afforded major roles in the dispensation of justice. Unmistakably. judges, jurors and lawyers assume key roles in this process. Professor Aynes, who is a member of the A.B.A.'s Evaluation of Judicial Performance Committee, recognizes that both judges and lawyers, unlike jurors, are professionals expected to bring more to the bench than honesty, good faith and diligence. The author observes that while efforts to improve the daily performance of attorneys have been well under way since the early 1970's, it i …
Civic Virtue,
2013
Brigham Young University Law School
Civic Virtue, Seth P. Waxman
Vol. 3: Religious Conviction
This J. Reuben Clark Law School convocation address was given at the Provo Tabernacle on April 27, 2001.
The 21st Century As The Century Of Duties?,
2013
Brigham Young University Law School
The 21st Century As The Century Of Duties?, John W. Welch
Vol. 3: Religious Conviction
This address was given at the J. Reuben Clark Law Society Conference at Stanford University on February 16, 2012.
Unto Whom Much Is Given,
2013
Brigham Young University Law School
Unto Whom Much Is Given, James R. Rasband
Vol. 3: Religious Conviction
This address was given to entering law students at BYU Law School on August 19, 2009.
Liberty, Civility, And Professionalism,
2013
Brigham Young University Law School
Liberty, Civility, And Professionalism, Ming W. Chin
Vol. 3: Religious Conviction
This address was given at the Orrin G. Hatch Distinguished Trial Lawyer Lecture Series at BYU Law School on November 7, 2008.
Latter-Day Saint Lawyers And The Public Square,
2013
Brigham Young University Law School
Latter-Day Saint Lawyers And The Public Square, Quentin L. Cook
Vol. 3: Religious Conviction
This satellite fireside address was given to the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at the Conference Center Little Theater in Salt Lake City on March 13, 2009.
