In Lawyers in the Dock, Richard L. Abel examines accounts of disciplined New York lawyers, whose vivid, compelling dramas breathe life into the ethical rules governing the legal profession. Abel identifies ways to devise better strategies for restoring trust in lawyers, a prerequisite for an effectively functioning justice system. This book is essential for lawyers, prospective and current law students, and anyone who has sought or might seek legal representation.

Richard L. Abel is a Professor of Law at the UCLA Law School, where he helps operate the UCLA Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. Before he taught at UCLA, he was a professor at Yale Law School, from 1969-1974, during which he was a lawyer with New Haven Legal Assistance Association. Professor Abel graduated from Columbia Law School in 1965, after which he practiced law in the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law in Jackson, Mississippi. He was also a Marshall Scholar and Foreign Area Fellow in London and Nairobi, attaining his Ph.D in African customary law.

Preface
1. Trust and Betrayal
Part One: Neglect
2. Juggling Too Many Balls
3. Practicing Immigration Law in Filene's Basement
4. The Overachiever
Part Two: Fees
5. Bleak House in America
6. The Perils of Perfectionism
Part Three: Excessive Zeal
7. The Purloined Papers
8. Restoring Trust
Notes
References
Index