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5 Lincoln Mem'l U. L. Rev. 1 (2017-2018)

handle is hein.journals/lmulr5 and id is 1 raw text is: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW VOLUME 5 FALL 2017 ISSUE 1 SURVIVORS REPRESENTING SURVIVORS: SHARED EXPERIENCE AND IDENTITY IN DIRECT SERVICE LAWYERING Kelly Jo Popkin I. INTRODUCTION' The statistics regarding the prevalence of gender-based violence in the United States suggest that a significant percentage of attorneys, including those working professionally on this issue, are survivors themselves.2 In fact, many zealous advocates are drawn to direct service work because of their personal experiences. (see Part 2, IV. Effects on outlook and perception, ii. Empathy and passion, infra). Though much has been written on legal ethics in theory and in practice, there is very little scholarship on the ethical dilemmas that might arise when a survivor of gender-based violence 1 This survey was conducted in conjunction with the Domestic Violence and Family Law Clinic at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. Many thanks to clinical supervisor Stephanie Davidson, Esq. for the original idea, as well as the brilliant insights and guidance she provided along the way. 2 See Joan S. Meier, Notes from the Underground: Integrated Psychological and Legal Perspectives on Domestic Violence in Theory and Practice, 21 HOFSTRA L. REv. 1295, 1351 (1993) ([A]ssuming an incidence rate of at least one incident in 250% of households, 'at least four of the fifteen or more actors in an average criminal action-jurors, judge, and attorneys-probably will have experienced or committed at least one domestic assault.). For statistics on the prevalence of gender-based violence in the United States, see Violence Against Women in the United States: Statistics, National Organization for Women, available at http://now.org/resource/violence-against- women-in-the-united-states-statistic/ (Last visited Dec. 4, 2016).

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