Legal expertise can be misused to serve lawyers’ own interests
Evidence
Yet the specialized knowledge that enables lawyers to crusade for justice may be put to other uses as well. Lawyers may use their legal expertise to advance their own interests. Critics often accuse lawyers of dishonesty or of generating business by creating disputes where none previously existed. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 613
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: In group litigation lawyers serve the group’s interests, not the individual plaintiff’s — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1176; Bar restrictions on unauthorized practice serve lawyers’ interests more than the public’s — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 738; Expert professionals can perpetuate unfounded beliefs through their actions. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 1602 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Bar restrictions on unauthorized practice serve lawyers’ interests more than the public’s
#exemplifies(0.92) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 738 - In group litigation lawyers serve the group’s interests, not the individual plaintiff’s
#expands(0.78) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1176 - Lawyer discipline is rare relative to complaint volume and lenient toward infractions
#corroborates(0.75) — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 1288 - A judge’s self-interest in avoiding admitted error shapes legal rulings
#expands(0.74) — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2732 - Expert professionals can perpetuate unfounded beliefs through their actions.
#expands(0.72) — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 1602