VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LAW
JOHN POTTS, PROFESSOR OF LAW
L e g a l _P r o f e s s i o n
L a w _2 2 0
Spring 2008 Syllabus
page one
Copyright ©
2008 by John J. Potts
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¥ assignment
last changed Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 11:15 A.M. ¥
Link to judges
rules (which you already have):
ABA Model
Code of Judicial Conduct (February 2007)
Links from ABA
web site to correlation tables translating between old and new judges rules, and to an
overview of new rules:
1. 1990 Model Code
compared to 2007 Model Code
2.
2007 Model Code
compared to 1990 Model Code
3. Overview of ABA
Model Code of Judicial Conduct 2007
¥ syllabus
adjusted from time to time for course progress ¥
¥ printing not
recommended ¥
Welcome!
This
is page one of the syllabus. Important additional information is located: on page two, which contains, among other things,
the book list; and on page three, which contains the Attendance
Policy.
Reading
assignments
Week
1
Monday, January 7
¥ Introduction
¥ Begin reading:
¥ Preface, p. vii.
¥ Chapter One, Introduction to the Legal Profession, pp.
1-14
Wednesday, January 9
¥ Chapter
One, Introduction to the Legal Profession, pp. 14-24
Week
2
Monday, January 14
¥ Further
discussion of the Model Rules provisions assigned at pages 7 & 9
¥ Chapter
One, Introduction to the Legal Profession, pp. 14-24
¥ Chapter Two, The Lawyer-Client Relationship, pp. 25-33
Wednesday,
January 16
¥ Cochran
& Collett, pp. 14-33
¥ Chapter Two, The Lawyer-Client Relationship, pp. 39-44
Week 3
Monday,
January 21
¥ Classes cancelled. MLK Commemoration.
Wednesday, January 23
¥ chicagotribune.com
Inmate's
freedom may hinge on secret kept for 26 years
By Maurice Possley
TRIBUNE REPORTER
January
19, 2008
¥ Cochran
& Collett, pp. 25-33
Week
4
Monday,
January 28
¥ Further
discussion of Cochran & Collett, pp. 25-33
¥ Chapter
Two, The Lawyer-Client Relationship, pp. 39-44
¥ Chapter
Two, The Lawyer-Client Relationship, pp. 50-54
Wednesday, January 30
¥ Chapter
Two, The Lawyer-Client Relationship, pp. 50-54
¥ Chapter
Two, The Lawyer-Client Relationship, Item 4, p. 58, through p. 60
Week
5
Monday,
February 4
¥ Chapter
Two, The Lawyer-Client Relationship, Item 4, p. 58, through p. 60
¥ Chapter
Three, Confidentiality and the Attorney-Client Privilege, pp. 61-65
Wednesday, February 6
¥ The linked article raises issues relating to representation.
Spears'
Manager Accused of Drugging Her
Feb 5 03:46 PM US/Eastern
¥ Chapter
Three, Confidentiality and the Attorney-Client Privilege, pp. 65-72
¥ Chapter
Three, Confidentiality and the Attorney-Client Privilege, pp. 73-86
Week 6
Monday,
February 11
¥ Chapter
Three, Confidentiality and the Attorney-Client Privilege, pp. 86-95
¥ Chapter Four, Conflicts of Interest, pp. 97-102
Wednesday, February 13
¥ Finish discussion of Hotz v. Minyard, page 97
Week 7
Monday, February 18
¥ Chapter Four, Conflicts of Interest, pp. 102-119
Wednesday, February 20
¥ Chapter Four, Conflicts of Interest, pp. 120-125
Week
8
Monday,
February 25
¥ Chapter Four, Conflicts of Interest, pp. 125-130
¥ Chapter Four, Conflicts of Interest, pp. 130-146
¥ The nature of a corporation
¥
Explanation of corporate power structure – ownership and derivative power
¥
Explanation of corporation v. partnership – aggregate v. entity concepts
¥ Corporate attributes and their significance
Wednesday, February 27
¥ The nature of a corporation
¥
Explanation of corporate power structure - ownership and derivative power
¥
Explanation of corporation v. partnership - aggregate v. entity concepts
¥ Corporate attributes and their significance
¥ Chapter Five, Lawyer Advocacy and Its Limits, pp.
147-150
¥ Chapter Five, Lawyer Advocacy and Its Limits, pp.
152-155
Weeks
9 &10
Spring Break - Sunday, March 2, through
Sunday, March 16
Week
11 (class week 9)
Monday,
March 17
¥ Chapter Five, Lawyer Advocacy and Its Limits, pp.
155-173
Wednesday,
March 19
¥ Chapter Five, Lawyer Advocacy and Its Limits, pp.
174-183
Week
12 (class week 10)
Monday,
March 24
¥ Chapter Five, Lawyer Advocacy and Its Limits, pp.
183-203
¥ Chapter Five, Lawyer Advocacy and Its Limits, pp.
203-207
Wednesday, March 26
¥ Chapter Five, Lawyer Advocacy and Its Limits, pp.
207-210
¥ Chapter Five, Lawyer Advocacy and Its Limits, pp.
210-217
¥
Chapter Six, Business Problems in the Practice of Law, pp. 219-224
Week
13 (class week 11)
Monday,
March 31
¥
Chapter Six, Business Problems in the Practice of Law, pp. 224-236
¥ Chapter
Six, Business Problems in the Practice of Law, pp. 237-240
Wednesday, April 2
¥ Chapter
Six, Business Problems in the Practice of Law, pp. 240-252
Week
14 (class week 12)
Monday,
April 7
¥ Chapter Seven, Provision of Legal Services, pp.
253-274
Wednesday, April 9
¥ Chapter Seven, Provision of Legal Services, pp.
274-291
¥ Chapter Seven, Provision of Legal Services, pp.
291-299
Week
15 (class week 13)
Monday,
April 14
¥ Chapter Seven, Provision of Legal Services, pp.
299-307
N.B. We will be
using the 2007 judges rules. The
casebook uses references to the 1990 rules. A link to a correlation table translating old references to
new references is provided at the top of this syllabus, as is a link to an
overview of the new rules.
¥ Chapter Eight, Judges, pp. 309-318
Wednesday, April 16
¥ Chapter Eight, Judges, pp. 312-318
¥ Chapter Eight, Judges, pp. 318-339
Three classes left
Week
16 (class week 14)
Monday,
April 21
¥ Chapter Eight, Judges, pp. 330-339, previously
read, partially discussed
¥ Chapter Eight, Judges, pp.
339-350
¥ Chapter
Eight, Judges, discussion of judges rules.* We wonÕt discuss all the judges rules,
but consider all assigned.
¥ At
the beginning of the semester I said all of the rules for lawyers and all the
rules for judges are assigned. I
may also have said that the casebook assigns all the rules except one, but consider
it assigned, too. ItÕs simpler and
more complete this way.
¥ I
donÕt know whether it remains true that all the rules except one are assigned
by the casebook, after considering the new rules and the correlation
table. But my view remains the
same: all the rules are
assigned. Lest anyone be confused,
I am referring to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, August 2003, and the
Model Code of Judicial Conduct (February 2007). I am not referring to the other sets of rules found in the
Morgan and Rotunda rules book.
¥ *Together with discussion of Overview of ABA
Model Code of Judicial Conduct 2007, which is assigned
Two classes left
Wednesday, April 23
¥ Review
¥ Inter alia, FYI, Practice Exam
One class left
Week
17 (class week 15/exam week 1)
Monday,
April 28
¥ Last day of this class - Review
¥ FYI, Practice Exam
Tuesday, April 29
¥ Last day of classes - Friday class schedule. We do not
meet.
Wednesday, April 30
¥ Reading Day
Thursday, May 1
¥ Final Exams begin
Week
18 (exam week 2)
Saturday, May 10
¥ Legal Profession, Course 220A, Final Exam - 9:00
A.M.-11:30 A.M.
¥ Tabor Classroom - 2 1/2 hours
This information is provided here for your convenience. There is no intention to override the
official exam schedule. In the
event of conflict, the official exam schedule, from the Registrar, governs.
¥ Last Day of Exams
Week
19
Wednesday,
May 14
¥ Grade
deadline for May graduates - 12:00 P.M.
Saturday,
May 17
¥ Commencement, 10:00 A.M.
¥ Chapel of the Resurrection
Monday,
June 9
Spring grades deadline - 12:00 P.M.