Philip Corboy and the construction of the plaintiffs' personal injury bar

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-304

  Parikh, Sara ^a   Garth, Bryant ^b  

^a Leo J Shapiro and Associates

^b AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 23944496069     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432444     Document Type: Article

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