The American Law List; Containing Te Names Of Representative Members Of The Bar Engaged In General And Corporation Practice In The Cities And Towns Of (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354307775)

A remarkable catalogue of the nineteenth century legal world, spanning continents and causes. A register of legal influence. The American Law List is an expansive legal directory collection that lists representative members of the bar engaged in general and corporation practice across the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. As a historical law reference, it blends bar association listings with the detail of a United States attorneys guide, mapping corporate law practitioners and international legal professionals who formed an early transatlantic legal network. Packed with names and addresses, it has enduring utility as a reference for lawyers and a practical law firm research tool; scholars regard it as a Martindale-Hubbell alternative for nineteenth century legal study and a key source for legal profession history. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Historically significant as a contemporaneous register of practice and professional networks, the work offers scholars direct evidence of careers and the spread of corporate law across jurisdictions. Its listings form an essential resource for legal profession history, equally of interest to casual readers drawn to nineteenth century legal detail and to classic-literature collectors seeking primary-source reference works. For researchers, the book functions as both a United States attorneys guide and a practical law firm research tool, while for practitioners and historians it remains a sturdy reference for lawyers tracking antecedents of modern firms and corporate law practitioners. Read as social history, read as professional record, the American Law List preserves the human architecture behind statutes and cases. Collected names illuminate the networks behind commerce and public life, offering essential context for studies of law, business and society. As both archival source and curious period object, the volume rewards careful reading and casual browsing alike.

Author: Unknown
ISBN-10: 9354307779
ISBN-13: 9789354307775
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2020
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d