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O n B eing a H appy, H ealthy, a nd

E thical M ember o f a n U nhappy,
U nhealthy, a nd U nethical P rofession
Patrick J. S chiltz·

1. THE W ElLBEING OF LAWYERS..........................................
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Lawyers' P oor Health.............................................
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D epression
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Anxiety a nd O ther M ental filness
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Alcoholism a nd D rug Abuse.......................
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Divorce
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Suicide
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Physical H ealth
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Lawyers' Unhappiness
n. E xPLAINING THE POOR HEALm AND

UNHAPPINESS OF LAWYERS................................................
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The Hours.:.............................................................

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The Money
The -Game-

THE E nnes OF LAWYERS...................................................
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Practicing Law Ethically.......................................

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C.

Big Firm Culture....................................................
Becoming Unethical...............................................

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A uociate P rofeuor o f Law. Notre Dame Law School. I am grateful to Paul D.

C urington. Mark Cbopko. Roger C. Cramton. J ohn S. Elaon. Stephen Gillel'S. Geoffrey C.

Ha%ard. J r., D ouglu Laycock. Howani Lesnick. Sanford LeVUl8OD. Thomas D. Morgan. J ohn

Copeland Nagle. MichMl S toUt Paulaen. R obert E. Rodee, J r., Elizabeth R Schiltz, Thomas L.

Shatrer. David A. S keel J r .• a nd KeDt D. Syverod for t heir commeDtlI on earlier drafta o f thia

Article, and to William L. E ller. J ohn J . Luarue. Roeemane K. N ino. a nd Scott R Williama

for t heir r esearch u aiatance. I am also grateful to the ItudeDtlI enroUed i n t he Spring 1999

a enion o f t he -Religious Coosciouaoeu and L epJ T hought and Practice" aeminar a t t he

Univenity o f PeDnJylvania Law School for v etting t hi. ArtJcle for me.

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