Abraham Lincoln, Esq. : the legal career of America’s greatest president
Abraham Lincoln, Esq. : the legal career of America’s greatest president
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Edition Details
- Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Frank J. Williams, Roger D. Billings
- Language: English
- Jurisdiction(s): Kentucky
- Publication Information: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010
- Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books, Biography
- Material: Biography, Document, Internet resource
- Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
- Other titles: Abraham Lincoln, Esquire
- Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/abraham-lincoln-esq-the-legal-career-of-america-s-greatest-president/ (Stable identifier)
Additional Format
Print version: Abraham Lincoln, Esq. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, ©2010 (DLC) 2010033291 (OCoLC)639159457
Short Description
1 online resource (263 pages, [16] pages of plates) : ILlustrations, maps
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, Abraham Lincoln, Esq. : the legal career of America’s greatest president is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- Responsable Person: edited by Roger Billings and Frank J. Williams.
- Publication Date: 2010
- Copyright Date: 2010
- Location: Lexington, Ky.
- Country/State: Kentucky
- Number of Editions: 9 editions
- First edition Date: 2010
- Last edition Date: 2012
- Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KD532
- Dewey Code: 973.7092
- ISBN: 9780813126098 0813126096 9780813139937 0813139937 9780813136530 0813136539
- OCLC: 703155213
Main Contents
pt. 1. Evaluating Lincoln’s career. Reassessing Lincoln’s legal career / Harold Holzer
Lincoln’s lessons for lawyers / Frank J. Williams
Does lawyer Lincoln matter? / Mark E. Steiner
A. Lincoln, respectable “prairie lawyer” / Brian Dirck
pt. 2. The Illinois years. A. Lincoln, debtor-creditor lawyer / Roger Billings
The power of Lincoln’s legal words / John A. Lupton
Competence, diligence, and getting paid : Lincoln’s lessons for today’s ethical lawyer / William T. Ellis and Billie J. Ellis Jr.
Lincoln’s legal ethics : the client correspondence / Roger Billings
Lincoln and the Kentuckians : placing Lincoln in context with lawyers and clients from his native state / Christopher A. Schnell
pt. 3. The Washington years. Abraham Lincoln as practical constitutional lawyer / Mackubin Thomas Owens
President Lincoln : the international lawyer / William D. Pederson.
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