These are perilous times for Americans who need access to the legal system. Too many lawyers blatantly abuse power and trust, engage in reckless ethical misconduct, grossly unjust billing practices, and dishonesty disguised as client protection. All this has undermined the credibility of lawyers and the authority of the legal system. In the court of public opinion, many lawyers these days are guiltier than the criminals or giant corporations they defend.

Is the public right? In this eye-opening, incisive book, Richard Zitrin and Carol Langford, two practicing lawyers and distinguished law professors, shine a penetrating light on the question everyone is asking: Why do lawyers behave the way they do? All across the country, lawyers view certain behavior as "ethical" while average citizens judge that same conduct "immoral." Now, with expert analysis of actual cases ranging from murder to class action suits, Zitrin and Langford investigate lawyers' behavior and its impact on our legal system. The result is a stunningly clear-eyed exploration of law as it is practiced in America today--and a cogent, groundbreaking program for legal reform.

本書作者

【美】理查. 席川：舊金山“席川&馬斯卓摩納柯”事務所閤夥人，舊金山大學法學教授，曾任加州律師公會專業責任與行為委員會主席，具有豐富的訴訟經驗。

【美】卡羅. 朗佛：美國加州執業律師，曾任加州律師公會專業責任與行為委員會主席。

本書譯者

陳嶽辰：颱灣師大翻譯研究所畢業，現任專業口筆譯者，大學兼任講師。