First Assignment Summer 2014
Legal Professionalism and Ethics
LAW 643 Section 61
Karen Rubin-Kugelman
Assignment details
Required course materials:
Martyn & Fox, Traversing the Ethical Minefield
(3rd ed.) (“TEM”)
Martyn, Fox & Wendel, The Law Governing
Lawyers (2013-2014 ed.) (has the Model Rules &
comments; “MR” below means rule and comments)
Materials posted on the CM Course Materials
webpage (“CM”)
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Class 1
May 27
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Course Introduction and Overview.
Lawyers & Roles
Lawyers & Law
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TEM (Traversing the Ethical Minefield) 15-17
Problems 1-1 to 1-4
Law Firm’s Defense of DOMA (CM -- Library Course Reserve Page)
Clement Resignation Letter (CM)
Did I Go to Law School to Help Polluters? (CM)
TEM 17-21
MR Preface
MR Preamble & Scope
MR 1.0 (skim)
MR 8.4
Attorney Misfeasance: Standards & Consequences (CM)
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