Program

Program Theme: The Changing Practice of Law: Culture, Values, Rules and Pedagogy

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Sunday, June 12, 2005

5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Registration

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
AALS Reception

Monday, June 13, 2005

8:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome
N. William Hines, University of Iowa, and AALS President

Introduction
James E. Moliterno, College of William and Mary and Chair, Planning Committee for 2005 AALS Workshop on Legal Ethics in a New Millennium - view text

9:00 -10:30 a.m.
The Changing Legal Profession: Culture Sociology, Economics, Globalization, Demographics

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Small Group Discussions: Billing, Multi-disciplinary Practice, Multi-jurisdictional Practice, Defining the Practice of Law, Opportunity Structures

12:00 noon - 1:45 p.m.
AALS Luncheon
Introduction: James E. Moliterno, College of William and Mary
Speaker: Harry T. Edwards, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C.

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
The Changing Legal Profession: Values

As a culture’s values evolve, so do (or should) the values of the legal profession. This panel will examine the values that have changed or should change with the millennium, including notions of justice, the viability of the adversarial system, and the obligation to provide pro bono work.

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Small Group Discussions

5:15 - 7:00 p.m.
AALS Reception

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
The Changing Legal Profession: Values as Expressed in Rules
Jennifer Gerarda Brown, Quinnipiac University
Lawrence J. Fox, Esq., Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard W. Painter, University of Illinois
Moderator: Jennifer Lorraine Rosato, Brooklyn Law School

Recent changes in ethical codes and other laws (such as Sarbanes-Oxley) seem to reflect changing societal values. This panel will discuss the extent to which the law governing lawyers and their clients currently reflects such values, and whether more or less of this normative regulation is necessary.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Small Group Discussions: Four Hypotheticals

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
AALS Luncheon: Small Groups Report
Facilitator: Teresa Godwin Phelps, Notre Dame Law School

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
The Changing Legal Profession: Pedagogy (The Challenges of Teaching)
Thomas D. Morgan, The George Washington University - view outline
Deborah L. Rhode, Stanford Law School
Paul R. Tremblay, Boston College - view outline
Moderator: Susan D. Carle, American University

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Small Group Discussions