The politics of pro bono

SL Cummings - Ucla L. Rev., 2004 - HeinOnline
The dominant narrative of pro bono over the past decade was one of a professional ideal
under siege. Particularly as law firms experienced fantastic growth in the late 1990s, lawyers …

Managing pro bono: Doing well by doing better

SL Cummings, DL Rhode - Fordham L. Rev., 2009 - HeinOnline
Is pro bono work" recession-proof'? That was the question The American Lawyer asked in its
2009 ranking of large-firm pro bono performance.'As the nation's most profitable firms …

Out of Sight and Out of Line: The Need for Regulation of Lawyers' Negotiations with Unrepresented Poor Persons

R Engler - Calif. L. Rev., 1997 - HeinOnline
In a variety of civil legal settings, negotiations between lawyers and unrepresented parties
are common. Despite this fact, the ethical rules governing lawyers, as well as most ethics …

Elusive Advocate: Reconsidering Brandeis as People's Lawyer

C Spillenger - Yale LJ, 1995 - HeinOnline
If I know your sect I anticipate your argument. I hear a preacher announce for his text and
topic the expediency of one of the institutions of his church. Do I not know beforehand that …

Accessing justice: Are pro se clinics a reasonable response to the lack of pro bono legal services and should law school clinics conduct them

MM Barry - Fordham L. Rev., 1998 - HeinOnline
PRO bono legal service efforts have barely made a dent in the hugely unmet need for legal
representation among the poor. Despite the fervor with which it has been attacked, the Legal …

Public Assets Theory of Lawyers' Pro Bono Obligations

S Lubet, C Stewart - U. Pa. L. Rev., 1996 - HeinOnline
This Article presents a new theory of lawyers' obligations to provide free representation to
the poor. In putting forward our views, we hope to break, or at least loosen, the current …

[图书][B] Private lawyers and the public interest: The evolving role of pro bono in the legal profession

R Granfield, L Mather - 2009 - books.google.com
This collection of original essays by leading and emerging scholars in the field examines the
history, conditions, organization, and strategies of pro bono lawyering. Private Lawyers and …

Embracing Descent: The Bankruptcy of a Business Paradigm for Conceptualizing and Regulating the Legal Profession

JW Stempel - Fla. St. UL Rev., 1999 - HeinOnline
There was one other game that Julian did not like, because he was afraid of the
consequences. That was known simply as Five-Finger Grab....[S] ometimes after a tour of the …

A market for tax compliance

WE Afield - Clev. St. L. Rev., 2014 - HeinOnline
In 2011, the IRS took regulatory steps to correct a longstanding problem: inconsistent quality
from tax preparers who are permitted to prepare tax returns but who are not part of any …

Educational workshops on settlement and dispute resolution: Another tool for self-represented litigants in family court

J Hilbert - Family Law Quarterly, 2009 - JSTOR
Over the last few decades, family court has been transformed from a courthouse with parties
represented by lawyers pursuing legal claims through litigation to a multiservice resource …