The Nobility of the American Lawyer: the Ennobling History, Philosophy, and Morality of a Maligned Profession

Miller, Nelson Pierce

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The Nobility of the American Lawyer: the Ennobling History, Philosophy, and Morality of a Maligned Profession

Nelson Pierce Miller

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

July 20, 2011

Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2005

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This article published in the Cooley Law Review argues that the law profession and public too often overlook the profession's noble history and foundation. The profession should reconnect with its rich philosophy and sound morality to meet the public's challenge that it regenerate its values and image.

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Keywords: professionalism, morality, legal history, noble, values

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Date posted: September 10, 2011

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Miller, Nelson Pierce, The Nobility of the American Lawyer: the Ennobling History, Philosophy, and Morality of a Maligned Profession (July 20, 2011). Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2005. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1890653

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