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Vol.
33, No. 1, Fall 2006: Balancing
Opening
Statement: Beyond the Moral Archetype | 
Kim J. Askew
One of the most revered lawyers in popular culture and within the profession is Atticus Finch, the fictional lawyer made famous by Harper Lee in her legendary novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Actor Gregory Peck was the movie version of Atticus Finch, and we so identified with him that the American Film Institute declared Atticus the “greatest hero in 100 years of film history.” Atticus is the antidote to lawyer jokes, bad publicity about lawyers, and assertions that the law is now just a business and no longer a profession.…
The following articles from the Fall 2006 issue
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- » From
the Bench: Thinking About an Independent Judiciary
Joan Humphrey Lefkow - » Trial Balloon Amici Curiae: Friends of the Court or Nuisances?
Andrew Frey - » Lawyer Behavior for Survival and Elegance
Tom Galbraith - » Using Presumptions to Tip the Balance for Injunctive Relief
Bradford E. Dempsey, Nancy L. Dempsey, and Kirstin L. Stoll-DeBell - » What to Do When the Jury Gets It Wrong
Charles W. Douglas - » The Object of My Objection
Christopher C. vanNatta and Timothy J. Cothrel - » Zealous Advocacy vs. Truth
Martin J. Siegel - » More
Than a Mail Drop: Redefining the Role of Local Counsel
Michael A. Morse - » Balancing Legal, Ethical, and Human Interests in Representing Whistleblowers
Nancy Erika Smith - » Obstreperosity
John Myers - » Legal
Lore: Zigzag—The Loss of the USS Indianapolis
Robert and Marilyn Aitken - » Sidebar: The Inciting Incident
Steven Lubet - » Advance Sheet
Robert E. Shapiro - » Literary Trials: Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
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