The justice broker : lawyers and ordinary litigation / Herbert M. Kritzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kritzer, Herbert M., 1947- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice, Administration of--United States.

Justice, Administration of.

Lawyers--United States.

Lawyers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Commissioned by the US Department of Justice and aimed at practising lawyers and legal scholars, this is a detailed national study of the American civil justice system.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Brokers and Professionals: The Roles of Lawyers in Ordinary Litigation; 2. The Data; 3. The World of Ordinary Litigation; 4. Lawyers Who Litigate; 5. Lawyers and Their Clients; 6. Lawyers and Their ""Workgroup""; 7. The Work of the Litigator in Ordinary Cases; 8. The Impact of Relationships on the Lawyer's Work in Ordinary Civil Litigation; 9. Winning and Losing in Litigation: Does the Lawyer Deliver?; 10. Lawyers and Litigation: Images and Implications; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771967-8

1-280-52436-7

0-19-534516-9

OCLC:

476013765