The Price of Justice

Money, Morals and Ethical Reform in the Law

Ronald Goldfarb, Senator Bernie Sanders

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Turner Publishing Company
11 January 2022

Politics & government

""Attorney and literary agent Goldfarb (editor, After Snowden) delivers a lacerating critique of inequities in America's criminal and civil justice systems and the role of lawyers in perpetuating them... Legal professionals will want to take note.""

Publisher's Weekly

With foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders

Real civil and criminal justice is long overdue

The Price of Justice: Money, Morals and Ethical Reform in the Law veteran Washington Lawyer Ronald Goldfarb reveals the injustices in our legal system and how money and power have exceeded ethics in the legal profession for far too long.

Justice reform has become an increasingly present topic in the news and media, with movements like ""I Can't Breathe"" and Black Lives Matter prompting national outcry from the public over the unethical actions of law enforcement, and remains one of the most controversial and highly debated issues for politicians and citizens today. With more than 2 million American's incarcerated, it is beyond apparent that the justice system intrinsically ensures that lower-income people and minorities are shockingly under represented and offered little to no legal protection.

In The Price of Justice, Goldfarb uses powerful testimonies, media evidence, and first-hand expertise from working in the Justice Department as a longtime public interest lawyer to reveal how both the criminal and civil justice systems fail to serve lower and middle-class citizens, and makes an undeniable case for the profound justice reform that is so desperately needed. Goldfarb asks that we examine closely a legal system that has become largely pay-to-play, benefiting the administrators and those wealthy citizens who can afford to ""lawyer up"", and shows little mercy for the lower-income citizens who fall victim to an endless cycle of conviction, fines, bail, lack of counsel and capital punishment.

Goldfarb exposes a system that values money over ethics and lawyers who value winning cases over finding truth and serving justice, pointing out that civil aid and public defenders are grossly under-staffed and under financed, making it nearly impossible to meet the challenges of well-paid private lawyers. This book begs the legal profession to consider it's ethical code when considering cases to represent, not just represent crooks who can pay and turn away worthy clients who cannot afford exorbitant fees, and equips the public with the knowledge needed to advocate for real justice reform.

By: Ronald Goldfarb
Foreword by: Senator Bernie Sanders
Imprint: Turner Publishing Company
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm,
ISBN: 9781684425037
ISBN 10: 1684425034
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 January 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ronald Goldfarb, Washington DC attorney, author and literary agent studied at Syracuse University (A.B., LL. B.) and Yale Law School (LLM, JSD), worked for three years as a trial counsel in the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps, and for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for four years in the Justice Department prosecuting organized crime cases and in New York as Kennedy’s speech writer in the 1964 election. His website (www.ronaldgoldfarb.com) lists his many writings and unique role in public affairs to the present.

Reviews for The Price of Justice: Money, Morals and Ethical Reform in the Law

“Attorney and literary agent Goldfarb (editor, After Snowden) delivers a lacerating critique of inequities in America’s criminal and civil justice systems and the role of lawyers in perpetuating them… Legal professionals will want to take note.” – Publisher’s Weekly