Sources of the History of the American Law of Lawyering

by Michael H. Hoeflich

The professional behavior of lawyers was a topic that attracted a good deal of attention during the nineteenth century. It was examined directly in bar rules, essays and books and indirectly in biographies, histories, testimonials and funeral orations. Despite the high quality and range of this literature, some of it produced by such eminent jurists as Joseph Story and David Dudley Field, it is mostly forgotten today. Compiled from a broad array of scarce materials, Sources on the History of the American Law of Lawyering invites a reappraisal of the history of lawyering during the nineteenth century and addresses topics on legal ethics and professional behavior that are as relevant today as they were in the 1800s.

672 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 2007

About the author

Michael H. Hoeflich, J.D. (Yale Law School, 1979; Ph.D., Cambridge University, 2001; B.A., M.A., Haverford College, 1973) is John H. & John M. Kane Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Law, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. He taught at the University of Illinois 1980–1988, was dean of the Syracuse University College of Law 1988–1994, and was dean at the University of Kansas School of Law 1994–2000.