Friends at the Bar: A Quaker View of Law, Conflict Resolution, and Legal Reform

Appendix

Appendix The Questionnaire QUESTIONNAIRE FOR QUAKER LAWYERS NO. ______ 1. Are you: a(n) __ attender __ birthright Quaker __ convinced Quaker __ no longer a Quaker or attender 2. How long have you been a Quaker or Quaker attender? __ less than a year __ 1–5 years __6–10 years __11–15 years __16–20 years __ more than 20 years 3. Do you attend a(n) __ programmed meeting __unprogrammed meeting 4. How strongly do you identify yourself as a Quaker and with Quaker beliefs and testimonies? __ very strongly __ strongly __ neutrally __ not much __not at all 5. How long have you been a lawyer? __ less than 2 years __ 2–5 years __ 6–10 years __11–15 years __ 16–20 years __ more than 20 years 6. Did you attend law school immediately upon graduation from college? __ yes __ no; If not, how soon after graduation? __ within 2 years __ within 5 years __ within 10 years __ within 15 years__ more than 15 years after graduation from college 7. Why did you want to become a lawyer? (Check all that apply) __ prestige__ money __altruism __family pressure __ family connections __ intellectual interest __ other (please specify) 8. Are you __under 30 years old __31–40 __41–50 __51–60 __more than 60 9. Do you practice __solo __in a small firm (less than 15 lawyers) __in a large firm (more than 15 lawyers); __please state how many __in government service (local, state, federal) __ other (please specify) 203 204 Appendix 10. Please indicate the type of law you practice by indicating beside each type the approximate percentage of the time you spend on it: __ civil rights __corporate __criminal __domestic __employment discrimination __ immigration __ labor __ patent and copyright __ personal injury __tax __ torts (other than personal injury) __wills and estates__ other (please specify) 11. Please explain your motivation for taking these types of cases. 12. Do you think that your being Quaker influences the type of law you practice (as described in question 10)? __ yes __ no; if yes, please explain as specifically as you can. 13. (a) Do you do pro bono work? __ yes __ no (b) If yes, approximately how many hours per month? __1–5 __6–10 __11– 15 __16–20 __more than 20 (c) If you answered yes to l3(b), does your being Quaker influence your doing pro bono work? __yes __no (d) If you answered yes to 13(c), why and how? (e) If you answered no to l3(c), why do you do pro bono work? 14. Does your being Quaker influence the way you practice law? __not at all __a little ___somewhat ___a lot; if your answer is affirmative, please explain how, as specifically as you can. 15. If your answer to 14 was “not at all,” please explain. 16. Do you think that being a Quaker should influence the way you practice law? __ yes __no 17. Do you experience any tension and/or conflicts between your practice of law and your Quaker beliefs and testimonies? __ yes __ no; if your answer is yes, please describe these tensions and/or conflicts as specifically as you can. 18. If your answer to 17 was affirmative, how do you try to resolve these tensions and/or conflicts?__ talk with Quaker colleagues __ talk with nonQuaker colleagues __ through my Monthly Meeting __ through a Clearness Committee __ other (please explain). 205 Appendix 19. If your answer to 17 was negative, please elaborate. 20. (a) Do you perceive any advantages in being a Quaker lawyer (check all that apply): __ in getting new clients __ in settlement negotiations __ at trial __ in counseling/advising __ in relationships with your peers __ other (please explain) (b) Please describe these advantages as specifically as you can. 21. (a) Do you perceive any disadvantages in being a Quaker lawyer: __in getting new clients __ in settlement negotiations __ at trial __ in counseling and advising __ in relationships with your peers __other (please explain) (b) Please describe these disadvantages as specifically as you can. 22. Have you ever employed alternative dispute resolution techniques? __ yes __no; If yes, in what kinds of cases? (Check all that apply) __ domestic __ landlord-tenant __ torts __ other (please specify).F 23. Vis-à-vis litigation...