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Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

2021

Practice of law

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A Tribute To Professor Catherine Mahern, Lawrence Raful Jan 2021

A Tribute To Professor Catherine Mahern, Lawrence Raful

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Model Rule 8.4(G) And The Profession's Core Values Problem, Michael Ariens Jan 2021

Model Rule 8.4(G) And The Profession's Core Values Problem, Michael Ariens

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Model Rule 8.4(g) declares it misconduct for a lawyer to "engage in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or socioeconomic status in conduct related to the practice of law." The American Bar Association (ABA) adopted the rule in 2016, in large part to effectuate the third of its four mission goals: Eliminate Bias and Enhance Diversity. The ABA adopted these goals in 2008, and they continue to serve as ABA's statement of its mission.

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