The meaning of pro bono: Institutional variations in professional obligations among lawyers

Law and Society Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-146

  Granfield, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 33847281329     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2007.00293.x     Document Type: Review

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