Curriculum Guide · Courses

Professors Justin Castillo, Scott Dahl, and Joyce Martin

J.D. Course 361 | 2 credit hours

Using a mixture of role playing, hypotheticals, materials from the casebook, and the ABA Model Rules, we analyze ethical problems facing practicing lawyers. Our primary focus is on two issues: (1) duties owed to clients, including confidentiality and loyalty; and (2) ethics in advocacy. We also examine ethical problems in bar admission, attorney discipline, and legal advertising.

Students may receive credit for only one offering in the Professional Responsibility series and may not receive credit for both a course in this series and American Legal Profession or Professional Responsibility: Lawyers’ Ethics in an Adversary System or Legal Ethics in Corporate Practice or Professional Responsibility: Problems from Practice or Professional Responsibility for Tax Lawyers. Students MAY receive credit for this course and Professional Responsibility in Law Firm and Corporate Practice.