Description: "At this time of tumultuous change and threats to the rule of law in the United States, Lawyer Nation explores the critical role that American lawyers have played since the nation's founding, and the role they must play today and in the future, in defending and advancing justice and inclusion in our multi-racial democracy"--
Brief description: Ray Brescia is the Associate Dean for Research & Intellectual Life and the Hon. Harold R. Tyler Professor in Law & Technology at Albany Law School. He is the author of Lawyer Nation: The Past, Present, and Future of the American Legal Profession and The Future of Change: How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions; and editor of Crisis Lawyering: Effective Legal Advocacy in Emergency Situations; and How Cities Will Save the World: Urban Innovation in the Face of Population Flows, Climate Change, and Economic Inequality.
Review Quotes: "With Lawyer Nation, Ray Brescia analyzes the worst crisis of confidence that the American legal profession has faced since Watergate and explores how to regain public trust. This timely and engaging book is a must-read for practitioners and academics who are training the next generation of attorneys."--Jennifer Taub, author of Big Dirty Money