The talented Mr. Girardi
Applying the Neo-Weberian conception of professional monopolies to American legal professional discipline
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disciplina de los abogados, profesionales del derecho, neoweberiano, monopolio profesional, regulación profesional, Thomas GirardiResumen
Este ensayo analiza el caso de Thomas Girardi para ilustrar las deficiencias del sistema contemporáneo de disciplina de los abogados estadounidenses; en particular, su priorización de la privacidad de la reputación del abogado sobre la protección pública. El empleo de un marco neoweberiano, que se ajusta a la estructura de la profesión jurídica estadounidense, revela cómo el ámbito jurídico ha establecido un monopolio sobre la disciplina de los abogados y está controlado por sus propios miembros. Esta autorregulación crea un proceso disciplinario predominantemente privado que socava los objetivos declarados del proceso de fomentar la confianza pública y salvaguardar el interés público. Al examinar de cerca el caso de Girardi y los procedimientos dentro del proceso disciplinario, el ensayo aboga por una mayor publicidad en la disciplina de los abogados para alinear mejor el sistema con sus objetivos de responsabilidad y protección pública.
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