In search of the ethical lawyer : stories from the Canadian legal profession

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In search of the ethical lawyer : stories from the Canadian legal profession

edited by Adam Dodek and Alice Woolley

(Law and society series)

UBC Press, c2016

  • : bound
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Keeping secrets or saving lives: what is a lawyer to do? / Adam Dodek
  • Putting up a defence: sex, murder, and videotapes / Allan C. Hutchinson
  • "No one's interested in something you didn't do": freeing David Milgaard the ugly way / David Asper
  • "Begun in faith, continued in determination": Burnley Allan (Rocky) Jones and the egalitarian practice of law / Richard F. Devlin
  • Feminist lawyering: insiders and outsiders / Janine Benedet
  • Gender and race in the construction of "legal professionalism": historical perspectives / Constance Backhouse
  • The helping profession: can pro bono lawyers make sick children well? / Lorne Sossin
  • A new wave of access to justice reform in Canada / Trevor C.W. Farrow
  • Michelle's story: creativity and meaning in legal practice / Alice Woolley
  • Ian Scott: renaissance man, consummate advocate, attorney general extraordinaire / W. Brent Cotter
  • Gerry Laarakker: from rustic Rambo to rebel with a cause / Micah Rankin

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Description

What options did Paul Bernardo's lawyer have when his client directed him to retrieve hidden evidence? Where would David Milgaard be today if a lawyer hadn't doggedly challenged his murder conviction? And what should a defence lawyer do when told her client is a danger to the public? In this book, leading Canadian legal academics and practising lawyers draw on real-life stories to probe the tension between ethics and the law. Whether re-examining high-profile cases, celebrating barristers who tore down barriers, or pointing out current injustices within the justice system, their stories are compelling and raise important questions about what it takes to be a "good" lawyer.

Table of Contents

Foreword / Paul Wells Introduction / Adam Dodek and Alice Woolley 1 Keeping Secrets or Saving Lives: What Is a Lawyer to Do? / Adam Dodek 2 Putting Up a Defence: Sex, Murder, and Videotapes / Allan C. Hutchinson 3 "No One's Interested in Something You Didn't Do": Freeing David Milgaard the Ugly Way / David Asper 4 "Begun in Faith, Continued in Determination": Burnley Allan (Rocky) Jones and the Egalitarian Practice of Law / Richard F. Devlin 5 Feminist Lawyering: Insiders and Outsiders / Janine Benedet 6 Gender and Race in the Construction of "Legal Professionalism": Historical Perspectives / Constance Backhouse 7 The Helping Profession: Can Pro Bono Lawyers Make Sick Children Well? / Lorne Sossin 8 A New Wave of Access to Justice Reform in Canada / Trevor C.W. Farrow 9 Michelle's Story: Creativity and Meaning in Legal Practice / Alice Woolley 10 Ian Scott: Renaissance Man, Consummate Advocate, Attorney General Extraordinaire / W. Brent Cotter 11 Gerry Laarakker: From Rustic Rambo to Rebel with a Cause / Micah Rankin Index

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