Public Lawyers and Private Clients
An Empirical Observation on the Relative Success Rates of Cause Lawyers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6090178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yoav Dotan (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 401-425 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9930.00079 |
| OpenAlex | W2003566664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Cause lawyering is often criticized for creating an untenable tension between the professional obligations of the lawyer to the individual client and the lawyer’s ideological commitment to public causes. I sought to test empirically the validity of this argument by comparing the relative success rates of political lawyers and non‐political lawyers in defending their clients’ interests in litigation concerning house‐demolition orders before the Israeli High Court of Justice. I found that the general success rates of political lawyers in the research population were significantly higher than those of non‐political lawyers. These findings can serve as an additional support for the various arguments in favor of cause lawyering
Argument (complex analysis · Economic Justice · Empirical research · Ideology · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Test (biology · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |