Crisis Lawyering : Effective Legal Advocacy in Emergency Situations

**Shines a light on the emerging field of law dedicated to responding to and resolving the crises of the twenty-first century** In an increasingly globalized world, a complex and interlocking web of nations, governments, non-state actors, laws, and rules affect human behavior. When crisis hits—whether that be extrajudicial detention, unprompted deportation, pandemics, or natural disasters—lawyers are increasingly among the first responders, equipped with the knowledge necessary to navigate the regulations of this ever more complex world. __Crisis Lawyering__ explores this phenomenon and attempts to identify and define what it means to engage in the practice of law in crisis situations. In so doing, it hopes to sketch out the contours of the emerging field of crisis lawyering. Contributors to this volume explore cases surrounding domestic violence; dealing with immigrants in detention and banned from travel; policing in Ferguson, Missouri; the kidnapping of journalists; and climate change, among other crises. Their analysis not only serves as guidance to lawyers in such situations, but also helps others who deal with crises understand those crises—and the role of lawyers in them—better so that they may respond to them more effectively, efficiently, collaboratively and creatively. __Crisis Lawyering__ shines a light on the emerging field of law dedicated to responding to and resolving the complex crises of the twenty-first century. Introduction : lawyers as problem solvers in crisis / Ray Brescia and Eric K. Stern -- A client's vrisis becomes a legal crisis : a domestic violence ruling goes global / Caroline Bettinger-López -- Crisis lawyering in a lawless space : reflections on nearly two decades of representing Guantánamo detainees / Baher Azmy -- Responding to the (dual) policing crisis in Ferguson / Christy E. Lopez -- When crisis comes to the newsroom : the media lawyer in a time of global unrest / David E. McCraw -- Crisis in the courts : the campaign to get ICE out of New York State Courts / Lee Wang -- Preparation, crisis, struggle, ideas : the birth of the detention outreach project / Sarah Rogerson -- Key considerations for lawyers shepherding communities through long-term recovery from major disasters / John Travis Marshall -- Judging and mediating for 'the long emergency' : Superstorm Sandy, New York State's regulatory response to the climate change crisis, and reforming the energy vision / Eleanor Stein -- Litigation for the homeless in the 1980s : a look back / Richard Pinner -- Scaling worker cooperatives as an economic justice tool for communities in crises / Carmen Huertas-Noble, Missy Risser-Lovings, and Christopher Adams -- The crisis comes once a year : lawyering on election day / David Turetsky -- Bordering on crisis : overcoming multi-agency crisis coordination challenges / Brian Wilson & Nora Johnson --Legal advice in crisis training for government lawyers : perspectives from the USA and Sweden / Eric K. Stern, Brad Kieserman, Torkel Schlegel, Per-Ake Mortenson, and Ella Carlberg -- Call Air Traffic Control! : confronting crisis as lawyers and teachers / Muneer Ahmad and Michael J. Wishnie -- Leveraging lawyer strengths and training them to support team problem-solving under crisis conditions / Scott Westfahl -- Stay calm and carry on : how to stay on point when in a crisis / Jay Sullivan -- Conclusion / Ray Brescia and Eric Stern "'Crisis lawyering' explores effective legal advocacy in emergency situations"-- Provided by the publisher