Chief Justice Christine M. Durham: Trailblazer, Pioneer, Exemplar,
2012
University of Arkansas at little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
Chief Justice Christine M. Durham: Trailblazer, Pioneer, Exemplar, André Douglas Pond Cummings
Law Faculty Scholarship
In 1978, Christine M. Durham was appointed, in a historic moment, to serve as trial judge to the third judicial district court in the state of Utah by then Governor Scott Matheson. Lost in the appropriate fanfare connected to her groundbreaking appointment as the first woman to serve as a general jurisdiction judge in the state of Utah, was the fact that she would also become the youngest person ever appointed to a judicial post in that great state. Just four years later, this young thirty-something female judge would be elevated by Matheson to sit on the Supreme Court of …
Derrick Bell: Godfather Provocateur,
2012
University of Arkansas at little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
Derrick Bell: Godfather Provocateur, André Douglas Pond Cummings
Law Faculty Scholarship
Professor Derrick Bell, the originator and founder of Critical Race Theory, passed away on October 5, 2011 at the age of 80. Around the world he is considered a hero, mentor, friend and exemplar. Known as a creative innovator and agitator, Professor Bell often sacrificed his career in the name of principles and objectives, inspiring a generation of scholars of color and progressive lawyers everywhere. Bell resigned a tenured position on the Harvard Law School faculty to protest Harvard’s refusal to hire and tenure women of color onto its law school faculty. For the past twenty years, Professor Bell taught …
A Man In Full (A Tribute Remembering Professor David Bederman),
2012
Texas A&M University School of Law
A Man In Full (A Tribute Remembering Professor David Bederman), Robert B. Ahdieh
Faculty Scholarship
Robert B. Ahdieh provides a tribute remembering Professor David Bederman as a colleague and friend.
Client Confidentiality And The External Regulation Of The Legal Profession: Reporting Requirements In The United States And United Kingdom,
2012
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Client Confidentiality And The External Regulation Of The Legal Profession: Reporting Requirements In The United States And United Kingdom, Maria Castilla
Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal
The note examines the dual role of lawyers as both zealous advocates for their clients and guardians of justice, highlighting the tension this creates, particularly in the context of corporate scandals. It critiques the notion that lawyers should solely serve their clients and suggests a more active role in preventing misconduct. The analysis compares regulatory approaches in the U.S. and the U.K., noting that the U.S. relies more on self-regulation while the U.K. emphasizes external oversight, reflecting differing societal perceptions of lawyers' roles.
Agency And Equity: Why Do We Blame Clients For Their Lawyers' Mistakes,
2012
New York Times
Agency And Equity: Why Do We Blame Clients For Their Lawyers' Mistakes, Adam Liptak
Michigan Law Review
If you were to ask a child whether it would be fair to execute a prisoner because his lawyer had made a mistake, the answer would be no. You might even get a look suggesting that you had asked a pretty stupid question. But judges treat the issue as a hard one, relying on a theory as casually accepted in criminal justice as it is offensive to principles of moral philosophy. This theory holds that the lawyer is the client's agent. What the agent does binds the principal. But clients and lawyers fit the agency model imperfectly. Agency law is …
Teaching Social Justice Lawyering: Systematically Including Community Legal Education In Law School Clinics,
2012
Vermont Law School
Teaching Social Justice Lawyering: Systematically Including Community Legal Education In Law School Clinics, Margaret Martin Barry, A. Rachel Camp, Margaret E. Johnson, Catherine F. Klein, Lisa V. Martin
All Faculty Scholarship
There is a body of literature on clinical legal theory that urges a focus in clinics beyond the single client to an explicit teaching of social justice lawyering. This Article adds to this emerging body of work by discussing the valuable role community legal education plays as a vehicle for teaching skills and values essential to single client representation and social justice lawyering. The Article examines the theoretical underpinnings of clinical legal education, community organizing and community education and how they influenced the authors’ design and implementation of community legal education within their clinics. It then discusses two projects designed …
Bewitched By Language: Wittgenstein And The Practice Of Law,
2012
Pepperdine University
Bewitched By Language: Wittgenstein And The Practice Of Law, Bruce A. Markell
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Can The Ordinary Practice Of Law Be A Religious Vocation? A Panelist's Response,
2012
Pepperdine University
Can The Ordinary Practice Of Law Be A Religious Vocation? A Panelist's Response, Robert J. Conrad Jr
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Wrong Question,
2012
Pepperdine University
The Lawyer As Truth-Teller: Lessons From Enron,
2012
Pepperdine University
The Lawyer As Truth-Teller: Lessons From Enron, Thomas G. Bost
Pepperdine Law Review
The teaching and practice of law assume and are shaped by the standard vision of lawyer conduct and ethical responsibility. Under the standard vision, which is reflected in the various codes of professional responsibility governing lawyers, the lawyer is a "neutral partisan" for his or her client: "neutral" in that he does not let his moral values affect his actions on behalf of his client; "partisan" in that she does whatever she can within the limits of the law to advance her client's stated interests. Because the standard vision is readily understood by most lawyers as imposing a code of …
The Lawyer's Humble Walk,
2012
Pepperdine University
The Lawyer's Humble Walk, Mark Osler
Pepperdine Law Review
A growing body of literature addresses the role faith plays in the work of many lawyers. This article argues that humility is the defining characteristic of the lawyer of faith.
Reflections On "Can The Ordinary Practice Of Law Be A Religious Calling?",
2012
Pepperdine University
Reflections On "Can The Ordinary Practice Of Law Be A Religious Calling?", Moshe Kushman
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Contrasting The Vision And The Reality: Core Ethical Values, Ethics Audit And Ethics Decision Models For Attorneys,
2012
Pepperdine University
Contrasting The Vision And The Reality: Core Ethical Values, Ethics Audit And Ethics Decision Models For Attorneys, Arthur Gross Schaefer, Leland Swenson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Christian Service In The Practice Of Law,
2012
Pepperdine University
Christian Service In The Practice Of Law, Kenneth W. Starr
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Are Lawyers 'Wonderfully Made'?,
2012
Pepperdine University
Are Lawyers 'Wonderfully Made'?, Kenneth G. Elzinga
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Practicing Law As A Christian: Restoration Movement Perspectives,
2012
Pepperdine University
Practicing Law As A Christian: Restoration Movement Perspectives, Thomas G. Bost, L. Timothy Perrin
Pepperdine Law Review
The legal profession faces a potential crisis where the professional and personal lives of practicing lawyers are being compartmentalized, with little relationship to or integration with each other, and with sometimes starkly differing standards of conduct and morality. Perrin and Bost argue that a Christian lawyer's commitment to Christ calls them to a standard of conduct higher than or different from the ethical rules propounded by the bar. The article examines the "standard vision" of lawyer conduct and ethical responsibility and summarizes four models of how Christians have adopted in relating to secular culture: in harmony with the code; against …
Pepperdine Commencement Speech,
2012
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine Commencement Speech, Anthony T. Kronman
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reflections On The Practice Of Law As A Religious Calling, From A Perspective Of Jewish Law And Ethics,
2012
Pepperdine University
Reflections On The Practice Of Law As A Religious Calling, From A Perspective Of Jewish Law And Ethics, Samuel J. Levine
Pepperdine Law Review
This Essay is based on introductory remarks Levine delivered at the inaugural conference of the Pepperdine Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics, "Can the Ordinary Practice of Law be a Religious Calling?," held on February 6-7, 2004 at Pepperdine University School of Law. In thinking about the practice of law as a religious calling, Levine argues that we should first consider the broader issue of the general relevance of religion to various areas of life, including work. From a perspective of Jewish law and ethics, moral conduct comprises an imperative at home and at the workplace no less than at …
Clients, Courts, And Calling: Rethinking The Practice Of Law,
2012
Pepperdine University
Clients, Courts, And Calling: Rethinking The Practice Of Law, Joseph Allegretti
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Larger Calling Still,
2012
Pepperdine University
