Professional Responsibility and Criminal Practice
Professional Responsibility and Criminal Practice covers the Wisconsin Rules of Professional Conduct as applied to criminal defense, including perjury, confidentiality, and client counseling.
Summary
Lectures are small, with a median of 19 enrolled students in the recorded sections.
What you’ll be able to do
Apply the Rules of Professional Conduct to factual situations that typically arise when representing clients charged with crimes.
Articulate the ethical rules regarding the regulation of the attorney-client relationship in a way that is accurate and understandable to a client.
Make well-reasoned and ethically sound choices when confronted with situations where ethical rules are in conflict.
Develop strategies for dealing with unethical behavior in judges and prosecutors.
Identify the ethical obligations of defense attorneys when they have excessive caseloads.
Understand the unique ethical challenges faced by lawyers who regularly represent indigent criminal defendants.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Covers the Wisconsin Rules of Professional Conduct as specifically applied to criminal defense practice. Topics covered include perjured testimony, confidentiality, client counseling, witness interviewing, handling evidence, hard bargaining, statements regarding judicial qualifications and contempt of court.
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Topics
- Perjured testimony, confidentiality, client counseling, witness interviewing, and handling evidence
- Hard bargaining, statements regarding judicial qualifications, and contempt of court
- Ethical challenges for lawyers representing indigent criminal defendants
Skills
- Apply professional conduct rules to criminal defense scenarios
- Explain ethical rules governing the attorney-client relationship to clients
- Navigate conflicts between ethical rules
- Develop strategies for addressing unethical behavior by judicial or prosecutorial actors
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