Required course materials:

Martyn & Fox, Traversing the Ethical Minefield (4th ed.) (“TEM”)

Materials posted on the CM Course Materials webpage (“CM”)

Current Model Rules of Professional Conduct and comments e.g., Martyn, Fox & Wendel, The Law

Governing Lawyers (2016-2017 edition or later) or on-line access to Rules, their comments and

Restatement (Third) of Law Governing Lawyers (“RLGL”)

Class 1: Jan. 8

(“MR” and “RLGL” throughout means rule and comments except where noted)

TEM xxi-xxii,

TEM 1-18

Problems 1-1, 1-2, 1-4: prepare answers based on your own sense of right and wrong

Law Firm’s Defense of DOMA (CM)

Clement Resignation Letter (CM)

MR Preface

MR Preamble & Scope

MR 1.0 Terminology (skim)

MR 8.4

Attorney Misfeasance: Standards & Consequences (CM)