Telling Stories about Cases and Clients: The Ethics of Narrative

Authors

Binny Miller, American University Washington College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2000

Journal

Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics

Volume

14

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

54

Abstract

In recent years, narrative has achieved great prominence in legal scholarship and in much other academic work, although the concept is not new. The legal realists always have emphasized the importance of stories; as long ago as 1941, Karl Llewellyn published case studies of the Cheyenne and their dispute settlement practices. In step with the popularity of narrative in legal scholarship, stories about the individuals behind the legal doctrine are increasingly common. While the terms "narrative" and "story" are sometimes used interchangeably, they are not quite the same thing.

Recommended Citation

Binny Miller, Telling Stories about Cases and Clients: The Ethics of Narrative, 14 Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics 1 (2000).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/2160