Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In The Price of Justice, Washington DC attorney and award-winning author Ronald Goldfarb presents a fascinating and edgy look at the shortcomings of our legal justice system and how many of them are rooted in the flawed construction of the ethical rules governing lawyers. This book takes a look at the he impacts of economic disparity on the general public's ability to access legal representation within a system that's largely pay-to-play, pointing out that the astronomical fees established by most private practitioners are unaffordable to the low and middle class families in need of legal counsel, and as a result these demographics are left to fend for themselves in instances of legal distress. Timely in its useful comparisons of this issue to the national conversation about health care, The Price of Justice is a highly relevant publication that taps into the increasing public awareness of and interest in federal judicial system, following a few recent high-profile court appointments and white-collar trials. This book urges those within the legal profession to consider the ethical responsibility, not to mention the constitutional goals, for ensuring justice is equally accessible for everyone and calls to action groups and educators to begin to effect this change.
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With foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders
In The Price of Justice, Washington DC attorney and award-winning author Ronald Goldfarb presents a fascinating and edgy look at the shortcomings of our legal justice system and how many of them are rooted in the flawed construction of the ethical rules governing lawyers. This book takes a look at the he impacts of economic disparity on the general public's ability to access legal representation within a system that's largely pay-to-play, pointing out that the astronomical fees established by most private practitioners are unaffordable to the low and middle class families in need of legal counsel, and as a result these demographics are left to fend for themselves in instances of legal distress. Timely in its useful comparisons of this issue to the national conversation about health care, The Price of Justice is a highly relevant publication that taps into the increasing public awareness of and interest in federal judicial system, following a few recent high-profile court appointments and white-collar trials. This book urges those within the legal profession to consider the ethical responsibility, not to mention the constitutional goals, for ensuring justice is equally accessible for everyone and calls to action groups and educators to begin to effect this change.
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With foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders
Real civil and criminal justice is long overdue
In The Price of Justice: Money, Morals and Ethical Reform in the Law veteran Washington Lawyer Ronald Goldfarb reveals the injustices in our legal system and how money and power have exceeded ethics in the legal profession for far too long.
Justice reform has become an increasingly present topic in the news and media, with movements like "I Can't Breathe" and Black Lives Matter prompting national outcry from the public over the unethical actions of law enforcement, and remains one of the most controversial and highly debated issues for politicians and citizens today. With more than 2 million American's incarcerated, it is beyond apparent that the justice system intrinsically ensures that lower-income people and minorities are shockingly under represented and offered little to no legal protection.
In The Price of Justice, Goldfarb offers powerful testimonies, media evidence, and first-hand expertise from working in the Justice Department as a longtime public interest lawyer to reveal how both the criminal and civil justice systems fail to serve lower and middle-class citizens, and makes an undeniable case for the profound justice reform that is so desperately needed. Goldfarb asks that we examine closely a legal system that has become largely pay-to-play, benefiting the administrators and those wealthy citizens who can afford to "lawyer up", and shows little mercy for the lower-income citizens who fall victim to an endless cycle of conviction, fines, bail, lack of counsel and capital punishment.
Goldfarb exposes a system that values money over ethics and lawyers who value winning cases over finding truth and serving justice, pointing out that civil aid and public defenders are grossly under-staffed and under financed, making it nearly impossible to meet the challenges of well-paid private lawyers. This book begs the legal profession to consider it's ethical code when considering cases to represent, not just represent crooks who can pay and turn away worthy clients who cannot afford absorbent fees, and equips the public with the knowledge needed to advocate for justice reform.
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"Attorney and literary agent Goldfarb (editor, After Snowden) delivers a lacerating critique of inequities in America's criminal and civil justice systems and the role of lawyers in perpetuating them... Legal professionals will want to take note." - Publisher's Weekly
With foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders
Real civil and criminal justice is long overdue
In The Price of Justice: Money, Morals and Ethical Reform in the Law veteran Washington Lawyer Ronald Goldfarb reveals the injustices in our legal system and how money and power have exceeded ethics in the legal profession for far too long.
Justice reform has become an increasingly present topic in the news and media, with movements like "I Can't Breathe" and Black Lives Matter prompting national outcry from the public over the unethical actions of law enforcement, and remains one of the most controversial and highly debated issues for politicians and citizens today. With more than 2 million American's incarcerated, it is beyond apparent that the justice system intrinsically ensures that lower-income people and minorities are shockingly under represented and offered little to no legal protection.
In The Price of Justice, Goldfarb uses powerful testimonies, media evidence, and first-hand expertise from working in the Justice Department as a longtime public interest lawyer to reveal how both the criminal and civil justice systems fail to serve lower and middle-class citizens, and makes an undeniable case for the profound justice reform that is so desperately needed. Goldfarb asks that we examine closely a legal system that has become largely pay-to-play, benefiting the administrators and those wealthy citizens who can afford to "lawyer up", and shows little mercy for the lower-income citizens who fall victim to an endless cycle of conviction, fines, bail, lack of counsel and capital punishment.
Goldfarb exposes a system that values money over ethics and lawyers who value winning cases over finding truth and serving justice, pointing out that civil aid and public defenders are grossly under-staffed and under financed, making it nearly impossible to meet the challenges of well-paid private lawyers. This book begs the legal profession to consider it's ethical code when considering cases to represent, not just represent crooks who can pay and turn away worthy clients who cannot afford exorbitant fees, and equips the public with the knowledge needed to advocate for real justice reform.