Lynn Mather

Mather, Lynn.

SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emerita

Links: Curriculum Vitae, SSRN

Contact Information
Biography Publications

Books

LAWYERS IN PRACTICE: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN CONTEXT, (with L. Levin, eds.) (University of Chicago Press: 2012)

PRIVATE LAWYERS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: THE EVOLVING ROLE OF PRO BONO IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION (with R. Granfield, eds.) (Oxford University Press: 2009)

DIVORCE LAWYERS AT WORK : VARIETIES OF PROFESSIONALISM IN PRACTICE (with Craig McEwan & Richard Maiman, ed.) (Oxford University Press: 2001) (Interview Schedule for Divorce Lawyers)

EMPIRICAL THEORIES ABOUT COURTS (1983)

PLEA BARGAINING OR TRIAL?: THE PROCESS OF CRIMINAL-CASE DISPOSITION (Lexington Books: 1979)

Journal Articles

Lawyerly Fidelity: An Ethical and Empirical Critique, NOMOS vol. 54: 106 (2013)

Pro Bono Rising, But to What End?, LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL (Nov 4  2009)

The Only Peer-Reviewed, General Journal on Law and Policy, LAW & COURTS vol. 15: 12 (Summer  2005)

Changing Patterns of Legal Representation in Divorce: From Lawyers to Pro Se, JOURNAL OF LAW & SOCIETY vol. 30: 137 (2003)

Reflections on the Reach of Law (and Society) Post 9/11: An American Superhero?, LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW vol. 37: 263 (2003)

The Politics of Litigation by State Attorneys General: Introduction to Mini-Symposium, LAW & POLICY vol. 25: 425 (2003)

What Do Clients Want? What Do Lawyers Do?, EMORY LAW JOURNAL vol. 52: 1065-1086 (2003) (Ethics Symposium: What Do Client Want?)

The Future of Legal Professionalism in Practice, LEGAL ETHICS (with C. A. McEwen and R. J. Maiman) vol. 2(1): 71 (1999)

Herb Jacob's Legacy to Sociolegal Research, LAW & SOCIAL INQUIRY vol. 23: 749 (1998)

Theorizing About Trial Courts: Lawyers, Policymaking, and Tobacco Litigation, LAW & SOCIAL INQUIRY  vol. 23: 897 (1998)

Introducing a Feminist Pioneer in Judicial Politics: Beverly Blair Cook, PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE AND POLITICS vol. 27: 76 (1994)

Lawyers, Mediation, and the Management of Divorce Practice, LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW vol. 28: 149 (1994)

Gender and Specialization in the Practice of Divorce Law, MAINE LAW REVIEW vol. 44: 39 (1992)

Dispute Processing and a Longitudinal Approach to Trial Courts, LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW vol. 24: 357  (1990)

The Mobilizing Potential of Class Actions, INDIANA LAW REVIEW vol. 57: 451 (1982)

Language, Audience, and the Transformation of Disputes, LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW vol. 15: 775 (1981)

Comments on the History of Plea Bargaining, LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW vol. 13: 281 (1979)

Some Determinants of the Method of Case Disposition: Decision Making by Public Defenders in Los Angeles, LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW  vol. 8: 187 (1974)

Book Chapters

Client Grievances and Lawyer Conduct: The Challenges of Divorce Practice (with C.A.  McEwen), LAWYERS IN PRACTICE: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN CONTEXT (with L. Levin, eds.) (University of Chicago Press:   2012)

Scientists at the Bar: The Professional World of Patent Lawyers in Lawyers, LAWYERS IN PRACTICE: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN CONTEXT (with L. Levin, eds.) (University of Chicago Press:   2012)

Why Context Matters, LAWYERS IN PRACTICE: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN CONTEXT (with L. Levin, eds.) (University of Chicago Press:   2012)

How and Why Do Lawyers Misbehave? Lawyers, Discipline and Collegial Control, THE PARADOX OF PROFESSIONALISM: LAWYERS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF JUSTICE (S. Cummings, ed.) (Cambridge University Press:   2011)

Bringing the Lawyers Back In, EXPLORING JUDICIAL POLITICS (Oxford University Press:   2009)

Lawyers and Solicitors Separated by A Common Legal System: Anti-Tobacco Litigation in the United States and Britain, FAULT LINES: TORT LAW AS CULTURAL PRACTICE (D. M. Engel & M. McCann, editors) (Stanford University Press:   2009)

Pro Bono, The Public Good, and The Legal Profession: An Introduction, PRIVATE LAWYERS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: THE EVOLVING ROLE OF PRO BONO IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION (with R. Granfield , eds.)  (Oxford University Press:   2009)

Law & Society, THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF LAW AND POLITICS (G. Caldeira, D. Keleman & K. Whittington, eds.)  (Oxford University Press:   2008)

APSA Law & Courts Section, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LAW AND SOCIETY: AMERICAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (2007)

Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LAW AND SOCIETY: AMERICAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (2007)

Courts in American Popular Culture, THE JUDICIAL BRANCH (K.L. Hall and K.T. McGuire, ed.) (Oxford University Press:   2005)

Beverly Blair Cook: The Value of Eclecticism, THE PIONEERS OF JUDICIAL BEHAVIOR (Nancy Maveety, ed.) (University of Michigan Press:   2003)

Gender in Context: Women in Family Law, WOMEN IN THE WORLD'S LEGAL PROFESSIONS (U. Schultz and G. Shaw, ed.) (Hart Publishing:   2003)

Social Construction and Transformation of Disputes, INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (N. Smelser, P. Baltes, ed.) (Elsevier Science:   2001)

Cameras in Courtrooms, THE OXFORD COMPANION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (K. Hall, ed.) (Oxford University Press:   1992)

Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, THE OXFORD COMPANION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (K. Hall, ed.) (Oxford University Press:   1992)

Policy Making in State Trial Courts, AMERICAN COURTS: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT (J. Gates and C. Johnson, eds.) (Congressional Quarterly:   1991)

Prosecutors, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM (R. Janosik, ed.) (Charles Scribner's Sons:   1987)

Client Grievances and Lawyer Conduct: The Challenges of Divorce Practice (with C.A.  McEwen), LAWYERS IN PRACTICE: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN CONTEXT (with L. Levin, eds.) (University of Chicago Press:   2012)