Lawyers Seeking Clients, Clients Seeking Lawyers: Sources of Contingency Fee Cases And Their Implications for Case Handling
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عنوان ژورنال: Law <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Policy
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0265-8240,1467-9930
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9930.00077