The New American Rule: A First Amendment to the Client's Bill of Rights


 

Publication Date: March 2000

Publisher: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Center for Legal Policy

Author(s): Richard W. Painter

Research Area: Justice; Law and ethics

Keywords: New American Rule; Contingent Fee Reform; Brickman-Horowitz-O'Connell Proposal

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

In this Civil Justice Report Richard Painter, Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, reviews several proposals for legal reform aimed at protecting clients from excessive contingent fees.