Law 6829  -  Professional Responsibility
Professor Vernellia Randall
The University of Dayton School of Law

 "A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession,  is a representative of clients,
an officer of the legal system  and a public citizen
having special responsibility for the quality of justice."
ABA Model Rules for Conduct.

 

 03: Communication and Confidentiality

Please notify me of any typo, misspelling, etc.
 

Lesson 01 Introduction
Syllabus                                         x
UNITS
01 Lawyer Client                                         x
02 Duty to System                                         x
03 Modern Practice                                         x
04  Exam-Taking                                         x

 
ETHICS WEBSITES
ABA Center                                                       x
American Legal Ethics                                  x
Ethics and Lawyering                                                       x
Ethics on Findlaw                                                       x
Freuvigek on Conflicts                                       x
Legal Ethics                                             x
Legal Ethics Forum                                  x
Legal Profession Blog                           x
ProfLaw (Westlaw)                                   x
Westlaw on Ethics                                         x

 

 
Reading Assignment
  • Legal Ethics,  pp. 107 - 188
Problem Assignment 
  • 05  When Does A Lawyer Talk Too Much
Video Assignment  (Optional)
  • Problem 04
    • The Buried Bodies Case, Ethics on Trial
    • Evidence discovered at Criminal Scene, Primal Fear
    • Transmitting evidence, Primal Fear
    • Meaning of Confidentiality, The Firm
    • Confidentiality of Documents, The Rainmaker
  • Problem 05
    • Keeping Client Confidentiality, Legally Blond
    • Divulging Confidence with permission, The Firm
  • Problem 06
    • Internet Issues, The Net
 

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Lawyer-Client
02:  Undertaking a Case                                          x
03:  Confidentiality                                         x
04a  Conflicts of Interest                                         x
04b  Conflicts of Interest                                         x
05:  Controls the Case?                                         x
 
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RESOURCES
ABA Model Rules                                          x
ABA Model Code                                            x
Ohio Rules                                              x
OH Ethics Material                                     x

   

 

 

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