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In this chapter, the study attorneys describe how they relate to opposing counsel and judges. They consider how professional relationships have changed during the last 50 years and discuss their own style in communicating with adversaries. They also talk about the tension between being an officer of the court and an advocate and the attorney’s role in protecting clients from undue judicial pressure to settle a case. Reflecting on the judiciary, they assess the impact of trial delay reduction programs and the emigration of judges from public service to private mediation companies.
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Kiser, R. (2011). Adversaries and Judges. In: How Leading Lawyers Think. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20484-5_13
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