Projects

Civil justice

It's Deja Vu All Over Again: Plaintiff's Lawyers and the Evolution of Tort Law and Practice in Texas: Authors: Stephen Daniels, Joanne Martin, Updated Jan 22, 2008; This project is examining the effects of tort reform on plaintiffs’ lawyers’ practices through a study of the impact of a series of major tort reforms recently enacted in Texas.…
Public Opinion and the Civil Justice System: Author: Stephen Daniels, Updated Jan 22, 2008; What do people think of the civil justice system? This project seeks to answer that question against the backdrop of the politics of tort reform and the changes in the law that have resulted from the…

Legal Services for the Poor: A Supply Side Analysis: Authors: Stephen Daniels, Joanne Martin, Updated Jan 23, 2008; Providing adequate legal services to the poor is a perennial problem. Typically, it is addressed in terms of the amount of unmet demand. Little attention, however, is paid to the supply side of the…