Fordham Law Review Article Opines that Legal Ghostwriting Can Make Courtroom Fights Fairer

     Eight years before the New York City Bar Association expressly endorsed legal ghostwriting, a law professor advocated in a law review article for the practice to be adopted. Excerpt:

"Consider the case of two pro se adversary parties, one of whom has ghostwriting assistance and the other of whom does not. Under these circumstances, most people would say that the assisted party has an unfair advantage. This is just as true, however, when a pro se plaintiff is opposed by a represented adversary. The point is that ghostwriting, rather than unfairly advantaging the pro se, helps level the playing field and provides a vehicle for enhancing the pro se litigant’s access to justice."

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In Defense of Ghostwriting, By Jona Goldschmidt 29 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1145-1212 (2002).