Tactics, Free Speech and the Rules

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.

Please notify me of any typo, misspelling, etc.

Reading Assignment

Legal Ethics, pp. 525 - 576

Problem Assignment

19 "Honest Abe's Trial Tactic's (written)
20 Civility, Contempt of Court, Free Speech and Publicity, p. 525 (in-class)
21 Advocates and Mediators' Ethical Dilemmas in Mediation, p553 (in-class)

Video Assignment (Optional)

Problem 19
- Client in a Wheelchair, A Civil Action
- Razzle, Dazzle "em" of Trial, Chicago
- Spying on the opposition, The Verdict
- Voir dire of a crazed juror, The Rainmaker
- Jury Consultants and Racial Profiling of Juries, The Devils Advocate
- More Jury consultants and Racial Profiling, Runaway Juries
Problem 20
Problem 21

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