Philip Corboy and the Construction of the Plaintiffs' Personal Injury Bar

Drawing on the career of Philip Corboy, this article examines the construction of the plaintiffs' personal injury bar in the second half of the 20th century. Through a relational biography based on Mr. Corboy's career, we look at the development of this subprofession in the context of the...

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Published in:Law & social inquiry 2005-04, Vol.30 (2), p.269-304
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Cultural Capital
Ideology
Law schools
Lawyers
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Personal injury damages
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Political Factors
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Professions
Questioning
Social capital
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Torts
Trials
Twentieth Century
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Bar associations
Careers
Corboy, Philip
Cultural Capital
Ideology
Law schools
Lawyers
Legal practice
Personal injury damages
Plaintiffs
Plaintiffs attorneys
Political Factors
Politics
Professions
Questioning
Social capital
Social law
Sociocultural Factors
Torts
Trials
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