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See No Fiduciary, Hear No Fiduciary: A Lawyer’S Knowledge Within Aiding And Abetting Fiduciary Breach Claims, Brinkley Rowe Dec 2016

See No Fiduciary, Hear No Fiduciary: A Lawyer’S Knowledge Within Aiding And Abetting Fiduciary Breach Claims, Brinkley Rowe

Fordham Law Review

Fiduciary liability for attorney conduct generally extends only to direct clients of legal services. Over the last few decades, however, the lawyer’s role has expanded. Following this trend, fiduciary liability also has expanded to allow third-party claims in certain limited circumstances. One example is the attorney aiding and abetting a client’s fiduciary breach claim. One of the key requirements for liability under this claim is the attorney’s knowledge of his client’s fiduciary relationship with the third party alleging the breach. Within those jurisdictions that have accepted the claim, there are two approaches to the knowledge element. The first is the …


Dishonest Ethical Advocacy?: False Defenses In Criminal Court, Joshua A. Liebman Dec 2016

Dishonest Ethical Advocacy?: False Defenses In Criminal Court, Joshua A. Liebman

Fordham Law Review

This Note examines this dilemma and recent judicial approaches to it. Judges disagree about how guilty criminal defendants should be permitted to mount defenses at trial. Some have forbidden defense counsel from knowingly advancing any false exculpatory proposition. Others have permitted guilty defense attorneys to present sincere or truthful testimony in order to bolster a falsehood. And still others have signaled more general comfort with the idea that an attorney aggressively can pursue an acquittal on behalf of a guilty client. This Note seeks to resolve this issue by parsing the range of false defense tactics available to attorneys and …


A Legal And Ethical Puzzle: Defense Counsel As Quasi Witness, Elizabeth Slater Dec 2016

A Legal And Ethical Puzzle: Defense Counsel As Quasi Witness, Elizabeth Slater

Fordham Law Review

The U.S. criminal justice system is built on the concept of an adversarial trial. The defense and prosecution present competing narratives to a neutral audience that judges whether the prosecution has proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. In this context, defense counsel is expected to be a zealous advocate for the defendant, providing the most effective representation possible in light of the evidence presented by the government. However, there are occasions outside of trial where defense counsel’s traditional role changes and she is asked to disclose, not to the jury, but to the court, personal opinions and knowledge about …


Writing The Rules Of Attorney-Whistleblowing: Who Gets To Decide, And How Do We Make The Decision?, Alex Bein Apr 2016

Writing The Rules Of Attorney-Whistleblowing: Who Gets To Decide, And How Do We Make The Decision?, Alex Bein

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Ethics For Examiners, Daniel J. Bussel Apr 2016

Ethics For Examiners, Daniel J. Bussel

Fordham Law Review

The inquisitorial bankruptcy examiner is sui generis in our system. He faces unique ethical quandaries and considerations, which require a code of ethics tailored to his role if he is to achieve fully the promise of improving Chapter 11 through the introduction of inquisitorial investigative methods. This Article attempts to point the way toward guidelines that will regulate the conduct of examiners to mitigate real, potential, and perceived abuses.


Principles, Politics And Privilege: How The Crime-Fraud Exception Can Preserve The Strength Of The Attorney-Client Privilege For Government Lawyers And Their Clients, Michael W. Glenn Mar 2016

Principles, Politics And Privilege: How The Crime-Fraud Exception Can Preserve The Strength Of The Attorney-Client Privilege For Government Lawyers And Their Clients, Michael W. Glenn

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Sum Uncertain: Preserving Due Process And Preventing Default Judgments In Consumer Debt Buyer Lawsuits In New York, Conor P. Duffy Mar 2016

A Sum Uncertain: Preserving Due Process And Preventing Default Judgments In Consumer Debt Buyer Lawsuits In New York, Conor P. Duffy

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Practice Of Law As A Useful Art: Toward An Alternative Theory Of Professionalism, Norman W. Spaulding Mar 2016

The Practice Of Law As A Useful Art: Toward An Alternative Theory Of Professionalism, Norman W. Spaulding

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


"Professionalism" As Pathology: The Aba's Latest Pollicy Debate On Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Practice Entities, Ted Schneyer Mar 2016

"Professionalism" As Pathology: The Aba's Latest Pollicy Debate On Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Practice Entities, Ted Schneyer

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Framing Effects Of Professionalism: Is There A Lawyer Cast Of Mind? Lessons From Compliance Programs, Robert Eli Rosen, Christine E. Parker, Vibeke Lehmann Nielson Mar 2016

The Framing Effects Of Professionalism: Is There A Lawyer Cast Of Mind? Lessons From Compliance Programs, Robert Eli Rosen, Christine E. Parker, Vibeke Lehmann Nielson

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Professionals working inside companies may bring with them frames of mind set by their professional experience and socialization. Lawyers, in particular, are said to “think like a lawyer”—to have a lawyer cast of mind. In seeking power within a company and in exercising the power that they obtain, professionals may draw on their professional background to frame, name, diagnose, and prescribe a remedy for the company’s problems. In making decisions about their compliance with the law, companies are constrained not only by their environment, but also by their agents’ understanding of whose (or what) interests the company should serve. In …


A History Of Professionalism: Julius Henry Cohen And The Professions As A Route To Citizenship, Rebecca Roiphe Mar 2016

A History Of Professionalism: Julius Henry Cohen And The Professions As A Route To Citizenship, Rebecca Roiphe

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Nothing New Under The Sun: How The Legal Profession's Twenty-First Century Challenges Resemble Those Of The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Russell G. Pearce, Pam Jenoff Mar 2016

Nothing New Under The Sun: How The Legal Profession's Twenty-First Century Challenges Resemble Those Of The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Russell G. Pearce, Pam Jenoff

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Implications Of Globalization For The Professional Status Of Lawyers In The United States And Elsewhere, Nancy J. Moore Mar 2016

Implications Of Globalization For The Professional Status Of Lawyers In The United States And Elsewhere, Nancy J. Moore

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith A. Mcmorrow Mar 2016

In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith A. Mcmorrow

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Law: Business Or Profession?: The Continuing Relevance Of Julius Henry Cohen For The Practice Of Law In The Twenty-First Century, Samuel J. Levine Mar 2016

The Law: Business Or Profession?: The Continuing Relevance Of Julius Henry Cohen For The Practice Of Law In The Twenty-First Century, Samuel J. Levine

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Entrepreneurial Perspective On The Business Of Being In Our Profession, Steven H. Hobbs Mar 2016

An Entrepreneurial Perspective On The Business Of Being In Our Profession, Steven H. Hobbs

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Rehabilitating Lawyers: Perceptions Of Deviance And Its Cures In The Lawyer Reinstatement Process, Bruce Green, Jane Campbell Moriarty Mar 2016

Rehabilitating Lawyers: Perceptions Of Deviance And Its Cures In The Lawyer Reinstatement Process, Bruce Green, Jane Campbell Moriarty

Fordham Urban Law Journal

State courts’ approach to lawyer admissions and discipline has not changed fundamentally in the past century. Courts still place faith in the idea that “moral character” is a stable trait that reliably predicts whether an individual will be honest in any given situation. Although research in neuroscience, cognitive science, psychiatry, research psychology, and behavioral economics (collectively “cognitive and social science”) has influenced prevailing concepts of personality and trustworthiness, courts to date have not considered whether they might change or refine their approach to “moral character” in light of scientific insights. This Article examines whether courts should reevaluate how they decide …


Evolving Standards Of Reasonableness: The Aba Standards And The Right To Counsel In Plea Negotiations, Margaret Colgate Love Feb 2016

Evolving Standards Of Reasonableness: The Aba Standards And The Right To Counsel In Plea Negotiations, Margaret Colgate Love

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The ABA Criminal Justice Standards have been recognized by the Supreme Court as one of the most important sources for determining lawyer competence in right to counsel cases. Because the constitutional test under the Sixth Amendment is whether defense counsel’s performance was “reasonable” under “prevailing professional norms,” the standard of competence is necessarily an evolving one. The Supreme Court's decision in Padilla v. Kentucky underscores the defense bar’s stake in participating in the ABA standard-setting process to guide the development of defense counsel's obligations in plea negotiations. In addition, to the extent the courts give the ABA Standards credence in …


Recovering Judicial Integrity: Toward A Duty-Focused Disqualification Jurisprudence Based On Jewish Law, Shlomo Pill Feb 2016

Recovering Judicial Integrity: Toward A Duty-Focused Disqualification Jurisprudence Based On Jewish Law, Shlomo Pill

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


In-House Counsel Beware!, Katrice Bridges Copeland Feb 2016

In-House Counsel Beware!, Katrice Bridges Copeland

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.