Lawyers in the Dock

Richard L. Abel (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

584 Seiten

2011
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-977287-2 (ISBN)

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For more than a decade, American lawyers have bewailed the ethical crisis in their profession, wringing their hands about its bad image. But their response has been limited to spending money on public relations, mandating education, and endlessly revising ethical rules. In Lawyers in the Dock, Richard L. Abel argues that these measures will do little or nothing to solve the problems illustrated by the six disciplinary case studies featured in this book unless the legal monopoly enjoyed by attorneys in the U.S. is drastically contracted.

Richard Abel examines some of the most common ethical complaints made about lawyers in Lawyers in the Dock. Using detailed records of disciplinary proceedings, he describes the actions surrounding certain cases based on three of the most common complaints: neglecting the client by failing to pursue cases diligently; overcharging of clients by mystifying billing practices; and betraying adversaries and courts out of excessive loyalty to clients or causes. Richard Abel argues that these measures will do little or nothing to solve the problems exposed by his six disciplinary case studies unless structural changes are made to the legal monopoly in order to restore the public trust in lawyers. Lawyers in the Dock is essential reading for lawyers, law students, and potential clients who wish to restore trust and professional responsibility in the legal profession.

Richard L. Abel is a Professor of Law at the UCLA Law School, where he helps operate the UCLA Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. Before he taught at UCLA, he was a professor at Yale Law School, from 1969-1974, during which he was a lawyer with New Haven Legal Assistance Association. Professor Abel graduated from Columbia Law School in 1965, after which he practiced law in the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law in Jackson, Mississippi. He was also a Marshall Scholar and Foreign Area Fellow in London and Nairobi, attaining his Ph.D in African customary law.

Preface ; 1. Trust and Betrayal ; Part One: Neglect ; 2. Juggling Too Many Balls ; 3. Practicing Immigration Law in Filene's Basement ; 4. The Overachiever ; Part Two: Fees ; 5. Bleak House in America ; 6. The Perils of Perfectionism ; Part Three: Excessive Zeal ; 7. The Purloined Papers ; 8. Restoring Trust ; Notes ; References ; Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.5.2011
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	807 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	0-19-977287-8 / 0199772878
ISBN-13	978-0-19-977287-2 / 9780199772872
Zustand	Neuware