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Technologically Competent: Ethical Practice For 21st Century Lawyering, Heidi Frostestad Kuehl
Technologically Competent: Ethical Practice For 21st Century Lawyering, Heidi Frostestad Kuehl
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
The impact of technology and social media on litigation and the infiltration of technology into the U.S. and world markets are undeniable. Currently, ABA Model Rule 1.1 and its Comment include a broad requirement of technological competence for ethical practice. This Article will identify the obligations of technological competence embodied in Model Rule 1.1 and examine the current cases and ethical decisions that reveal the evolving national and state-specific technological competence standards. After reviewing the timeline of cases and current scholarly literature, this Article proposes a more specific ethical standard for baseline knowledge of various technologies according to current practice …
Organizational Management Of Conflicting Professional Identities, Cassandra Burke Robertson
Organizational Management Of Conflicting Professional Identities, Cassandra Burke Robertson
Faculty Publications
Professionals in the military have suffered criticism for their failure to counter military excess in the so-called "War on Terror" - especially in the area of torture and maltreatment of detainees. Much of the criticism leveled against such professionals has assumed that they were bad actors who were making a conscious choice to avoid the strictures of their code of ethics. This Article counters that narrative by applying identity theory to offer a more situations explanation. It argues that some of these professional failures arise from the cognitive incentives faced by individuals in an organization that rewards organizational deference over …
George A. Leet Business Law Symposium: Lawyers In The Crosshairs: The New Legal And Ethical Duties Of Corporate Attorneys Introduction, George W. Dent
George A. Leet Business Law Symposium: Lawyers In The Crosshairs: The New Legal And Ethical Duties Of Corporate Attorneys Introduction, George W. Dent
Faculty Publications
Introducation to George A. Leet Business Law Symposium: Lawyers in the Crosshairs: The New Leagal and Ethical Duties of Corporate Attorneys, Cleveland, Ohio.