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    Hot Topics in the Legal Profession 2010

    By Steven Alan Childress

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    About this ebook

    Current important events in legal ethics, with up-to-the-minute research, are explored by Tulane students and a legal ethics professor in his Foreword. Purchase of this book benefits Tulane PILF, a nonprofit student group which funds public interest and indigent client representations. Topics include social networking and ads; judicial bias and Caperton; ancillary businesses; and negotiations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuid Pro, LLC
    Release dateMay 23, 2010
    ISBN9781452356204
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    Hot Topics in the Legal Profession 2010
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    Steven Alan Childress

    Professor of Law at Tulane University, coauthor of the three-volume treatise Federal Standards of Review, series editor for the Legal Legends Series at Quid Pro Books, and publishing director of quality books at quidprobooks.com.

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