Article by Lizabeth L. Burrell
Admiralty attorneys traditionally have been excepted from the general ban on lawyers holding themselves out as specialists. That special status imposes a heightened ethical obligation on proctors to ensure that they achieve and maintain the highest levels of competence. This Article addresses the appropriate scope and means of preserving and enhancing competence in a field that comprises an increasing array of intricate and disparate subject matter.
About the Author
Lizabeth L. Burrell. Counsel, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, New York, New York; President, Maritime Law Association of the United States; B.A. cum laude 1973, Swarthmore College; M.A. with honors 1974, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; M. Phil. with distinction 1976, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; J.D. 1980, New York University School of Law.
Citation
81 Tul. L. Rev. 1359 (2007)