Req: Morgan, Rotunda, Dzienkowski, Professional Responsibility Problems and Materials,
12th ed., Foundation Press, #9781609303259
Req: Morgan, Rotunda, Dzienkowski, 2015 Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility,
Foundation Press, #9781634592086

Please read the items below in Chapters 1 and 2 of the text and pages 1-10 in the 2015 Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility. We will discuss problems 1, 2 & 3.

The Legal Profession: Background, Fundamental Issues & Regulation

Unit 1: The sociology of professions, The state of American legal profession today, Development of the legal profession; Development of professional conduct standards; Prob. 1: Admission to the Bar - Character & fitness for admission to the bar; Candor in the bar application process; Educational & knowledge standards for bar admission; Other attempts at state & federal limits on bar admission. (**OMIT Pages 18-26)

Unit 2: Prob. 2: Lawyer Discipline & The Disabled Lawyer - Conduct that may subject lawyer to professional discipline; Aggravating & mitigating factors in discipline cases, problems & alcohol & drug abuse; Interstate discipline; jurisdictions that may sanction & the law they apply; Duty to report another lawyer's misconduct, the discipline process;

Unit 3: Prob. 3: Regulating Lawyers Outside of the Formal Disciplinary Process - Standard of care & conduct in a malpractice action; Proving a malpractice case; Malpractice remedies; Advance waivers of a lawyer's malpractice.

Req: VerSteeg and Sahl, Sports Law: Cases and Materials, 3rd ed., #9781600422263

The assignment for the 1st week (or 2 classes) of Sports Law is to read Chapter 10 (pp. 361-402).