| Description |
xix, 341 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. The ABA and the organized bar: The ABA as trade association / Mark Green -- Pro bono ABA? / Marina S. Tucker -- Of judges and the ABA / John P. MacKenzie -- Sanctions and disbarment: they sit in judgment / Martin Garbus & Joel Seligman -- 2. The canons of profits: The gross legal product: "How much justice can you afford?" / Mark Green -- The mystique of lawyers / David Riley -- Advertising and soliciting: the case for ambulance chasing / Monroe H. Freedman -- How to avoid lawyers / Jethro K. Lieberman -- The drive to specialization / Jerome A. Hochberg -- 3. Access to the legal system: "Thou shalt not ration justice": Undermining poverty lawyers / Representative John B. Conyers, Jr. -- State of siege: group legal services for the middle class / Jim Lorenz -- The public interest bar: an audit / Charles R. Halpern -- Class actions: let the people in / Beverly C. Moore, Jr. & Fred R. Harris -- 4. The business lawyer: the limits of representation: The Washington lawyer: when to say no / Joseph A. Califano, Jr. -- The lawyer-lobbyist / Michael Pertschuk -- In-house corporate counsel: the erosion of independence / Jay M. Smyser -- 5. The government lawyer: Who is the client?: Crisis at justice / Ramsey Clark -- The prosecutor: the duty to seek justice / Victor Rabinowitz -- Defending the government: How vigorous is too vigorous? / Alan B. Morrison -- 6. Judges: sketches from Detroit, New York City, Chicago: Reflections of a radical judge: beyond the courtroom / Judge Justin C. Ravitz -- The ten worst judges / Jack Newfield -- Lawyers on judges: competence and selection / John R. Schmidt -- Epilogue: A congressional role in lawyer reform? / Senator John V. Tunney & Jane Lakes Frank. |
| Subject |
Lawyers -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Nader, Ralph.
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Green, Mark J.
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| ISBN |
0690010060 |
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