SECTION ONE: AWARENESS OF BALANCE BETWEEN BUSINESS, ETHICS AND VALUES IN LAW PRACTICE
1. The Values Driven Professional and Giving Voice to Values
2. Character and Values
3. Professionalism Beyond Legal Competence
4. Legal Ethics and Duties
5. Reconciling Character and Values with Expectations of Clients and Employers
SECTION TWO: ANALYSIS AND ACTION IN LAWYER/CLIENT REPRESENTATION AND INTRA PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS
6. Who is the Client?
7. Objectives of Representation
8. Counseling/Decision Making in the Attorney Client Relationship
9. Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest
10. Enron – Lessons in Corruption of Values
SECTION THREE: CORE INTANGIBLES
11. Trust and Honesty
SECTION FOUR: BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER
12. Career Choices
13. Building a Practice / Business Development
14. Role of a Mentor
15. Contributing to a Cooperative Workplace / Diversity
16. The Role of a Lawyer in the Community
Biography
Robert Feldman teaches Professional Responsibility and Negotiation Theory and Practice. He was a corporate partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges specializing in real estate transactions, restructurings and bankruptcy. He was part of the team representing the Chapter 11 Debtor’s Estate in both the Enron and Lehman bankruptcies.
