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.

 

Truth, Justice and Advocacy

Please notify me of any typo, misspelling, etc.
 

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

ETHICS WEBSITE
ABA Center x
Cornell on Ethics x
Ethics and Lawyering x
Ethics on Findlaw x
Freivogel on Conflicts x
LegalEthics.com x
Legal Ethics Forum x
Legal Profession Blog x
Professional Lawyer (Westlaw) x
Restatement (Westlaw) x
Reading Assignment
  • Legal Ethics, pp. 371-450
Problem Assignment
  • 14 How Far Should Richie Go to get a Client?, pp 373 (written)
  • 15 When Clients Insists on Lying, pp. 399 (in-class)
  • 16 (in-class)
Video Assignment   (Optional)
  • Problem 14
    • The purpose of criminal defense work, Sutdio One
    • Cause Lawyering, True Believer
    • The Pain of Criminal Defense Lawyer, And Justice for All
    • Cross Examination, The Rainmaker
    • Another Cross Examination, LA Law
    • Using any tool at your disposal, True Believer
    • Popular Fiction but unethical lawyering, And Justice for All
    • Popular Fiction but unethical lawyering, The Devil's Advocate
  • Problem 15
    • The false explanation, A Civil Action
  • Problem 16
    • Rule 11 sanctions, A Civil Action
 
 

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DUTY TO THE SYSTEM
06 Truth and Justice x
07a Tactics and Free Speech
07b Tactics and Free Speech
08 Government Lawyer x
09 Lawyer as Advisor x		  
   
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RESOURCES
ABA Rules x
ABA Code x
Ohio Rules x
OH Ethics Material x

 

 
 

 

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