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Economics of Law Practice Seminar
University of Iowa College of  Law
Iowa City, Iowa
Fall 2000
Nicholas Johnson
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NOTE: As the seminar announcement explains, this site is now the location of a collection of student work exploring the range of alternative funding mechanisms for the practice of law. If you are not a member of the class you are not forbidden to use this site, but you are requested to respect the confidentiality of the participants as well as their rights to whatever copyrighted material they may ultimately post here. Please feel free to e-mail me with any concerns, suggestions or other responses to this site and seminar that occur to you. Thank you. - Nicholas Johnson, August 5, August 31, September 1, 14, 19, 21, 25, 28, October 3, November 21, 22, 24, 2000, July 10, 2001, October 26, 2001. 

Participants' Final Papers (alphabetically by last name; dates are dates of presentation to seminar participants)
Armikka Bryant, Right Click for More Options: How the Internet Can and is Changing Access to Legal Assistance for Internet Savvy Consumers, July 3, 2001.
Robert Scott Finlayson, For Services Rendered: Analysis and Application of Hourly Billing, November 9, 2000.

Molly Vakulskas Joly, "A Lawyer's Fee Shall Be Reasonable": The Contingent Fee -- Its Usage and Past and Present Criticism, November 9, 2000.

Allyson Jones, Court-Appointed Attorneys, November 14, 2000.

Robert K. Porter, Increasing Access to Legal Services Through the Provision of Managed Legal Care: A Proposal, November 2, 2000.

Evan R. Seamone, Bringing a Smile to Mediation's Two Faces: How Aspiring Mediators Might Jump-Start Careers Immediately Following Law School, November 2, 2000.

Dan Sufferlein, Tort Reform: Punitive Damage Caps and their Effect on Access to the Legal System, November 14, 2000
 



Seminar Announcement

First Reading Assignments

The Fall 2000 ELP Bibliography

The Fall 1999 ELP Web Site

Report of August 24, 2000 Seminar Session

Report of August 31, 2000 Seminar Session (includes initial topics selections)

September 1, 2000 E-mail to Seminar Participants (includes information regarding September 7 class)

September 15, 2000 E-mail to Seminar Participants (includes information regarding presentations of outline drafts at September 21 class)

Participants' Final Outlines

Scott Finlayson, "Services Rendered, No. 3," September 26, 2000 [Outline Draft No. 2]

Allyson Jones, Child In Need of Assistance Appointed Attorney, September 26, 2000 [Outline Draft No. 2]

Rob Porter, Outline No. 2, September 26, 2000 [Outline Draft No. 2]

Evan Seamone, "Six Key Questions for the Aspiring Mediator with Recent Law School Training, No. 2," September 26, 2000 [Outline Draft No. 2]

Dan Seufferlein, Tort Reform: The Effect of Punitive Damage Caps on Representation and Access to the Legal System,  September 26, 2000 [Outline Draft No. 2]

Molly Vakulskas Joly, "Contingency Fee, No. 2" September 26, 2000 [Outline Draft No. 2]


Participants' Early Draft Outlines

Scott Finlayson, "Determining Product Prices and Service Fees: A Guide for Professionals Determining Liability Costs," September 21, 2000 [Outline 1]

Scott Finlayson, "Hourly Billing Issues for the Small Firm," September 25, 2000 [Outline 2]

Allyson Jones, "Economics of Law Paper Outline," September 18, 2000

Rob Porter, Outline, September 20, 2000

Evan Seamone, "Six Key Questions for the Aspiring Mediator with Recent Law School Training," September 19, 2000

Dan Seufferlein, Outline, September 20, 2000

Molly Vakulskas Joly, "Contingency Fee," September 13, 2000