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Making Stuff Up, Richard H. Underwood
Making Stuff Up, Richard H. Underwood
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Beginning with an article in this Journal almost thirty years ago, Professor Underwood continues to research and write about legal ethics and litigation. In this Commentary, he offers a witty look at several cases where, in his opinion, the judge allowed improper arguments to the jury.
What Gets Judges In Trouble, Richard H. Underwood
What Gets Judges In Trouble, Richard H. Underwood
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
I wrote this article to collect some cautionary material about “what gets judges in trouble.” I wanted something I could offer to our state judges, practitioners, and my legal ethics students. While I have never been a judge, and while I have never worked for a judicial conduct organization, I have been a law professor for almost twenty-five years and the chairman of a state bar association ethics committee for fourteen. I am not the kind of person who would refrain from holding forth just because I may not know what I am talking about.
When I started out, I …
A Proposal To Require Lawyers To Disclose Information About Procedural Matters, William H. Fortune
A Proposal To Require Lawyers To Disclose Information About Procedural Matters, William H. Fortune
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In the absence of a rule clearly requiring disclosure, a lawyer is obligated not to disclose information which is adverse to the interests of a client. However, judges should be able to expect lawyers to disclose information about procedural matters. This Article argues that Model Rule of Professional Conduct 3.3 should be amended to require disclosure of information about procedural matters. Part I describes the events in Potter v. Eli Lilly & Co., a case involving a secret settlement related to Prozac. Part II makes the argument for a rule requiring disclosure of procedural information. Part III describes how …
Comments On Professor Rotunda's Essay, Richard H. Underwood
Comments On Professor Rotunda's Essay, Richard H. Underwood
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In this comment, Professor Richard H. Underwood provides a response to An Essay on the Constitutional Parameters of Federal Impeachment, by Professor Ronald D. Rotunda. Rotunda’s essay was published in the Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 76, No. 3, pp. 707-732.