LAWYERING IN MASS TORTS

Kenneth Feinberg has acted as special master in several mass tort case s. From this unique perspective, he examines Judge Weinstein's impact on aspects of the role of the lawyer: the changing rob of the professi on in general and the particular part played by mass tort lawyers. The author argues that Weinstein's judicial philosophy for mass torts req uires something more than the traditional view of lawyering-a ''commun itarian ethic.''