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Live Webcast: Clarence Darrow: Crimes, Causes and the Courtroom
Date: December 30, 2009
Time: 12:00p.m.-3:15p.m.
To register for this live webcast, please click here Seminar Agenda
12:00 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. Act I
Act I, Scene 1: Loeb and Leopold Trial (55 Minutes)
Preamble: A Lawyer's Responsibilities
Rule 1.2: Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Lawyer and Client
Rule 1.5: Fees
Rule 1.7: Conflict of Interest: General Rule
Act I, Scene 2: Henry Sweet Trial
Preamble: A Lawyer's Responsibilities
Rule 1.2: Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer
Rule 3.8: Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor
Rule 6.1: Pro Bono Publico Representation
12:55 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. Ten Minute Intermission
1:05 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Act II
Act II, Scene 1: McNamara Trial (50 Minutes)
Preamble: A Lawyer's Responsibilities
Rule 1.2: Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Lawyer and Client
Rule 1.6: Confidentiality
Rule 1.7: Conflict of Interest: General Rule
Rule 1.13: Organizational Clients
Rule 2.1: Advisor
Rule 3.5: Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal
Rule 5.1: Responsibilities of a Partner, Managing Lawyer or Supervisory Lawyer
Rule 5.2: Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer
Rule 5.3: Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants
Rule 8.3: Reporting Professional Misconduct
Act II, Scene 2: Scopes Trial 1:55 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Stretch Break 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Panel Discussion and Online Chat Room Discussion (75 Minutes) 3:15 p.m. Adjourn About the Seminar Clarence Darrow: Crimes, Causes and the Courtroom is a spellbinding and realistic character portrait of Darrow and his deeply held beliefs and hard fought courtroom battles. This solo performance by Graham Thatcher, replete with humor, humanity and intense courtroom drama, engages the audience in four of the great defense lawyer's most famous cases between 1910 and 1928: Loeb and Leopold, Henry Sweet, the McNamara Brothers bombing of the LA Times Building and the Scopes "Monkey Trial." Using Darrow's own thoughts and courtroom summations, the show explores timeless social, legal and ethical issues and provides a fresh and provocative tool to facilitate audience discussion. Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours and Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Preamble: A Lawyer's Responsibilities
Rule 1.2: Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer
Rule 3.5: Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal
Rule 3.6: Trial Publicity
Rule 3.7: Lawyer as Witness
Rule 6.1: Pro Bono Publico Representation
Rule 7.2: Advertising
A master of the courtroom stage, who possessed an uncanny understanding of human character, Clarence Darrow was arguably the great trial lawyer of the twentieth century. He was an adamant opponent of capital punishment and a passionate proponent of civil and human rights. He was often called the "Attorney for the Damned," because he fought for the underdog and took on criminal cases thought to be hopeless. Yet, while commanding respect as a trial lawyer, Darrow was often embroiled in bitter controversy for his unpopular stands on many issues and criticized for his purported unethical professional behavior.
(LEPR) Credit Hours
3.0 MCLE credit hours, including up to 3.0 LEPR credit hours.
Event Type: Seminar
