Background
Schrag, Philip Gordon was born on April 12, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis Phillip and Lala D. (Fineman) Schrag.
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Reflections On Clinical Legal Education by Philip G. Schrag (1998-03-26)
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Counsel for the Deceived: Case Studies in Consumer Fraud
( Memoirs and case studies of fraud schemes and consumer ...)
Memoirs and case studies of fraud schemes and consumer protection from an insider who helped to found New York City's first consumer watchdog agency, Counsel for the Deceived is a funny, candid account of fraud and institutional paralysis written by a then-newby lawyer, the city's Consumer Advocate. Philip Schrag was appointed by former Miss America Bess Myerson to defend consumer rights. In six case histories, reading more like a true-crime novel than an academic study, he documents the schemes of the "commercial underworld" and the inability of courts and government agencies to respond in time. Schrag came into office expecting to initiate a new system, which would at last defend the powerless consumer. Instead, he discovered how both petty criminals and big corporations are able to use the law, the courts, and the status quo to delay and blunt any attacks made upon them. The book tells the fascinating and amusing story of how Schrag's young lawyers and investigators became disillusioned by observing the gap between the promise of the legal system and its actual performance—and how, in reaction, they invented unprecedented methods of consumer protection, some of which cause Schrag himself to question their ethical propriety. Enjoyable as the stories are, their purpose is to raise serious and basic questions about our legal process and its ability to secure consumer justice, or even "law and order." This book is a unique demonstration of a rare ability to report true crime as it occurs in everyday life. It is a witty and perceptive analysis of the actual working of our government and our courts. The 40th anniversary edition of this classic, acclaimed book adds thoughtful new material: a Preface by the author and a Foreword by Marc Galanter of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Reflections On Clinical Legal Education
(Philip G. Schrag and Michael Meltsner, members of the fou...)
Philip G. Schrag and Michael Meltsner, members of the founding generation of clinical law professors, compile in this volume their influential articles on the evolution of clinical legal education over the past three decades.
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Philip Gordon Schrag
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AB, Harvard University, 1964; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1967.
Career
Assistant counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc., New York City, 1967-1970; consumer advisory, City of New York, 1970-1971; associate professor of law, Columbia University, New York City, 1971-1973; professor of law, Columbia University, New York City, 1973-1977; deputy general counsel, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Washington, 1977-1981; professor of law, Georgetown University, Washington, since 1981. Consultant Consumer Protection Board, New York, 1975, Carter-Mondale Transition Planning, 1976, Governor's Advisory Council, P.R., 1970.
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Counsel for the Deceived: Case Studies in Consumer Fraud
( Memoirs and case studies of fraud schemes and consumer ...)
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Reflections On Clinical Legal Education
(Philip G. Schrag and Michael Meltsner, members of the fou...)
- Reflections On Clinical Legal Education by Philip G. Schrag (1998-03-26)
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Counsel for the Deceived: Case Studies in Consumer Fraud
Membership
Delaware Statehood Constnl. Convention, District of Columbia, 1982. Chair Consumer's Advisory Council, New York City, 1968-1970. M C.
Connections
Married Emily Shiling, June 7, 1964 (divorced August 1985). Children: David, Zachary. Married Lisa Gabrielle Lerman, December 29, 1985.
Children: Samuel Lerman, Sarah.
