Note:
Ashley Kissinger, Civil Rights and Professional Wrongs: A Female Lawyer’s Dilemma, 73 TEXAS L. REV. 1419 (1995).
 

Abstract:
The enactment of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act has resulted in an increased number of women entering the legal profession. Under Title VII case law, discriminatory action by a law firm constitutes a violation of federal employment law, even if it is in pursuit of a client’s best interests. In this Article, Kissinger considers the various ways in which gender stereotypes can demean female attorneys in the courtroom and, as a result, harm the interests of their clients and prompting discriminatory action by a law firm to protect the client. Furthermore, Kissinger examines whether female attorneys have a professional duty to withdraw from representation when their gender may potentially disadvantage their clients. Kissinger proposes a solution to the professional dilemma faced by female attorneys who are the victims of gender bias.