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Michael R. Smith*

*© Michael R. Smith 2004. Associate Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law.I would like to thank Linda Edwards and Linda Berger for their tremendous help and supporton this article. Thanks also to Jack Sammons, Colleen Tillett, and Victoria Salzmann for theirhelpful comments on earlier drafts of this article. I would also like to express my gratitude tomy fellow J. ALWD Editorial Committee members: Carol McCrehan Parker, Teresa GodwinPhelps, and Marilyn R. Walter. It has been a pleasure to serve with you. Finally, I would like tothank Interim Dean Michael Sabbath, who supplied the research funds that made this articlepossible.