In Defense of Mandatory Curves

By Joshua M. Silverstein | 34 U. ARK. LITTLE ROCK L. REV. 253 (2012). Download full article Need a web-accessible version? Download it here.

The Obligation of Lawyers to Heal Civic Culture: Confronting the Ordeal of Incivility in the Practice of Law

By Russell G. Pearce and Eli Wald | 34 U. ARK. LITTLE ROCK L. REV. 1 (2011). Commentators have described a rise in incivility, including a rise in harsh rhetoric and polarization and a decrease in a civic participation, in the past few decades.  This article argues that the current rise in incivility draws its … The Obligation of Lawyers to Heal Civic Culture: Confronting the Ordeal of Incivility in the Practice of Law

No Paradise to Regain: Comments on Russell G. Pearce and Eli Wald, The Obligation of Lawyers to Heal Civic Culture: Confronting the Ordeal of Incivility in the Practice of Law

By Kenneth S. Gallant | 34 U. ARK. LITTLE ROCK L. REV. 113 (2011). This article is a response to an article by Pearce and Wald’s article dealing with incivility in the practice of law.  The author questions whether incivility is a unitary concept and critiques two points made by Pearce and Wald.  First, “civility” … No Paradise to Regain: Comments on Russell G. Pearce and Eli Wald, The Obligation of Lawyers to Heal Civic Culture: Confronting the Ordeal of Incivility in the Practice of Law