Professional Responsibility Course WebPage
Fall 2023
Professor Humbach
Room P-307 -- jhumbach@law.pace.edu


First Assignment 

Reading Assignments
Appendix to Syllabus

Online Supplement

Readings Questions
To prepare yourself for class, you should have answers to the questions contained in the following “Readings.”

Reading # 1 (First Assignment) 
Readings # 2-3 
Readings # 4-5 
Reading # 6 
Reading # 7 
Reading # 8 
Reading # 9 
Readings # 10 
Readings # 11 
Readings # 12 
Readings # 13 


Other Materials

A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism (excerpts)
McElhaney, Putting on a Good Face
Weiss, Backlash Follows Lawyer/'s Celebratory Comments
Schatz v. Rosenberg
Gershman, Do Prosecutors Struggle With Innocence?
Gershman, Appeals to Racial Prejudice by Prosecutors

(See also the Online Supplement for other items)

Article, Shifting Paradigms of Lawyer Honesty,
Article, The National Association of Honest Lawyers: An Essay
Review, Just Being a Lawyer: Reflections on the Legal Ethics of a President under Impeachment


Slides from class
Readings # 1-4 Slides
Readings # 5-6 Slides
Readings # 7-9 Slides
Readings # 10-13 Slides
More to come

Old Final Examinations

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