Improving Trial Advocacy: The Views of Trial Attorneys |
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| Authors: | Dorothy Linder Maddi |
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| Affiliation: | Dorothy Linder Maddi is a Research Social Scientist at the American Bar Foundation. |
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| Abstract: | This article reports an exploratory study of trial attorneys' views of competent advocacy and the factors that affect such performance. It examines how attorneys account for variations in civil trial performance. These perceptions are then examined in relation to the major programs that have been proposed to remedy attorney incompetence. |
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