Summary: <p>Guest: Professor Patrick Longan, Chair in Ethics and Professionalism from Mercer University School of Law <a href="https://law.mercer.edu/academics/centers/clep/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://law.mercer.edu/academics/centers/clep/</a></p><br><p>Discussed:</p><ul> <li>Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism</li> <li>Challenges for Lawyers</li> <li>law students</li> <li>classes</li> <li>training</li> <li>Current Events</li> <li>Confidentiality</li> <li>Wills</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>The Ideal Lawyer:</p><ol> <li>Is competent</li> <li>Shows fidelity to client</li> <li>Shows fidelity to the law</li> <li>Is public spirited</li> <li>Has civility</li> <li>Has practical wisdom </li> </ol><p><br></p><p>Ways Attorneys Get Into Trouble:</p><ul> <li>Trust account abuse</li> <li>Neglect of client</li> <li>Committing felonies</li> </ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/ethics-attorneys-hopeful-covid-19-will-prompt-changes-in-remote-working-rules" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ethics attorneys hopeful COVID-19 will prompt changes in remote working rules</a></p><p><a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/thousands-of-lawyers-law-students-push-to-disbar-cruz-hawley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thousands of Lawyers, Law Students Push to Disbar Cruz, Hawley</a></p><p><a href="https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2020/12/15/discipline-them-lawyers-want-ethics-charges-against-ags-behind-election-challenge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discipline Them: Lawyers Want Ethics Charges Against AGs Behind Election Challenge</a></p><h1><br></h1><p><br></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
