Rascuache lawyer : toward a theory of ordinary litigation / Alfredo Mirandé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mirandé, Alfredo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mirandé, Alfredo.

Cause lawyers--California--Biography.

Cause lawyers.

Sociology teachers--California--Biography.

Sociology teachers.

Hispanic Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--California.

Hispanic Americans.

Legal assistance to the poor--California.

Legal assistance to the poor.

Critical legal studies--United States.

Critical legal studies.

Hispanic Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.

United States.

California.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 259 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2011]

Summary:

Alfredo Mirandé, a sociology professor, Stanford Law graduate, and part-time pro bono attorney, represents clients who are rascuache-a Spanish word for "poor" or even "wretched"-and on the margins of society. For Mirande, however, rascuache means to be "down but not out," an underdog who is still holding its ground. Rascuache Lawyer offers a unique perspective on providing legal services to poor, usually minority, folks who are often just one short step from jail. Not only a passionate argument for rascuache lawyering, it is also a thoughtful, practical attempt to apply and test critical race theory-particularly Latino critical race theory-in day-to-day legal practice. Book jacket.

Contents:

Attempted murder: "my brother's keeper"

Child abuse : María y José

Domestic violence : Xavier, the painter

Concealed weapon : Carlito's Güey (way)

Trespassing : Benny, the homeless man

Speedy trial : Rodrigo Torres

Indecent exposure : the story of Bud Black

DUI : a bag full of tricks

Age discrimination : Big John

Toward a theory of rascuache lawyering.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816529834

0816529833

OCLC:

705350936