St. Mary's University
School of Law

St. Mary's Law Journal
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First journal - St. Mary's Law Journal

Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
Recent Issues

Volume 2 Number 1


ARTICLES

Social Networking and Judicial Ethics
Craig Estlinbaum


Order in the Court!: Ethical Conduct in a Criminal Trial Under the Texas Disciplinary Rules
Edward L. Wilkinson


Why Your Secretary Is Really Worth a Million Dollars: Exploring the Harsh Penalty for Not Proofreading Your Fee Agreements in Anglo-Dutch Petroleum v. Greenberg Peden
James M. "Jamie" Parker, Jr.
J.K. Leonard


The Roles of Attorneys As Courtroom Experts: Revisiting the Conventional Limitations and Their Exceptions
David S. Caudill


Taking Limited Representation to the Limits: The Efficacy of Using Unbundled Legal Services in Domestic-Relations Matters Involving Litigation
Michele N. Struffolino


Malpractice Liability Related to Foreign Outsourcing of Legal Services
Vincent R. Johnson
Stephen C. Loomis


Civility and Collegiality—Unreasonable Judicial Expectations for Lawyers As Officers of the Court?
Lonnie T. Brown, Jr.


Reinventing the Wheel: Constructing Ethical Approaches to State Indigent Legal Defense Systems
Bill Piatt


First, Do No Harm: The Consequences of Advising Clients About Litigation Alternatives in Medical Malpractice Cases
Katerina P. Lewinbuk



Volume 1 Number 1


ARTICLES

Professional Responsibility for the Pro Se Attorney
Margaret Raymond


Legal Malpractice Litigation and the Duty to Report Misconduct
Vincent R. Johnson


An Article We Wrote to Ourselves in the Future: Early 21st Century Views on Ethics and the Internet
David Hricik
Prashant Patel
Natasha Chrispin


Probing the Legitimacy of Mandatory Mediation: New Roles for Judges, Mediators, and Lawyers
Tracy Walters McCormack
Susan Schultz
James McCormack


Ethically Handling the Receipt of Possibly Privileged Information
James M. Fischer


Practical Ethics for the Professional Prosecutor
Enrico B. Valdez


Circular 230: New Rules Governing Practice Before the IRS
C. John Muller IV

COMMENT

Shifting the Burden of Proof on Causation in Legal Malpractice Actions
Jeffrie D. Boysen