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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: F.B. MacKinnonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: AldineTransaction Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.385kg ISBN: 9780202362243ISBN 10: 0202362248 Pages: 254 Publication Date: 15 April 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsOne: History and Background; 1: Scope and Purpose of This Report; 2: The Historical Background of Fees of American Lawyers; 3: Current American Fee Systems; Two: The Law of Contingent Fees; 4: Limits on the Legal Validity of Contingent Fees; 5: Rights and Obligations of Lawyer and Client Under a Contingent Fee Contract; Three: The Importance of the Contingent Fee as a Method of Financing Legal Services; 6: The Importance of Contingent Fees to Clients, Courts, and Administrative Agencies; 7: The Economic Importance of Contingent Fees to the Legal Profession; 8: Some Alternative Methods of Financing Legal Services; Four: An Evaluation of Contingent Fees; 9: The Fairness of Contingent Fees; 10: The Relationship Between Contingent Fees and Professional Responsibilities; SummaryReviewsAuthor InformationF. B. MacKinnon was educated at Princeton University, the University of Chicago and Harvard University, and was admitted to the bar in 1948. He has practiced law, taught at Harvard and the University of Chicago, and has been a research attorney with the American Bar Foundation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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