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Lawyer for the Situation

Hazard, Geoffrey

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Abstract

In the confirmation hearings concerning Louis Brandeis before the United States Senate almost a century ago - hearings evaluating whether Brandeis was fit to be a Justice of the United States Supreme CourtBrandeis was challenged concerning his professional ethics as a lawyer. It was charged that he had involved himself in conflicts of interest, trying to assist conflicting parties in working out intense differences. When asked who he represented, he responded that he was Ulawyer for the situation."

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/1640