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Bench, Bar, Law School Partnership Can Bring Professionalism Back, J. Martin Burke

Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings

In this article, the author argues for a new partnership among the law schools, the practicing bar, and the judiciary to effectively address professionalism issues in the field of law.

Celluloid Legal Ethics: Discipline Redux (Video Review), Vincent R. Johnson

Faculty Articles

A recent addition to the field of video legal ethics is The Rest of the Story: Interviews with Two Disciplined Attorneys. Produced by Gerald Sternberg and Dyann Hafner, the film focuses on two attorneys who have been through the disciplinary process, covering how these attorneys got into trouble, what the disciplinary authorities did, and what advice the attorneys would give to other lawyers.

As an exercise in legal ethics “storytelling,” The Rest of the Story is a partial success. The second attorney on the film—who was disciplined for alcohol-related neglect of post-conviction criminal representation—is animated, engaging, and believable. He is …