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Linda L. Berger*

* © Linda L. Berger 2013. Family Foundation Professor of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Boyd School of Law. Thankyou to the Boyd School of Law and former Dean John White for supporting the writing of this article; to Arizona StateUniversity’s Carrie Sperling and her colleagues for inviting me to present an early version at the 2012 Rocky MountainRegional Legal Writing Conference; and to a collection of “good readers” for their thoughtful responses: Linda Edwards, BrynEsplin, Rebecca Scharf, Kathy Stanchi, and the LC&R peer reviewers. Deepest thanks to LC&R’s unparalleled team of editors,Ian Gallacher, Jessica Clark, Sue Painter-Thorne, Joan Magat, and Ruth Anne Robbins.