Beyond Right and Wrong: The Power of Effective Decision Making for Attorneys and Clients

By Randall Kiser

Book Overview

EVIDENCE.- Prior Research on Attorney-Litigant Decision Making.- A Current Assessment of Attorney-Litigant Decision Making In Adjudicated Cases.- CAUSES.- Psychological Attributes of Decision Errors.- Institutional Impediments to Effective Legal Decision Making.- CONSEQUENCES.- Legal Malpractice Liability For Settlement Counseling and Decision Errors.- Ethical Implications of Attorney-Client Counseling and Decision Making.- SOLUTIONS.- Obstacles to Becoming an Expert Decision Maker.- Personal Expertise in Legal Decision Making.- Group Expertise In Legal Decision Making.- Peer Review, Client Evaluations and Law Firm Audits.- Conclusion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642424643
• ISBN13: 9783642424649
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"