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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816111803321

Autore

Strickland Rennard

Titolo

The lawyer myth : a defense of the American legal profession / / Rennard Strickland and Frank T. Read

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, OH, : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8040-4035-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ReadFrank T. <1938->

Disciplina

340.023/73

Soggetti

Lawyers - United States

Practice of law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152).

Nota di contenuto

Lawyers are essential in American society -- Myths and misunderstandings about American law and lawyers -- Lawyers are society's problem solvers -- The American legal system has built-in safeguards to assure fairness and to protect citizens' rights -- Lawyers help create a more just society -- Words for the next generation of America's lawyers.