Event Title
Location
University of Richmond School of Law
Start Date
5-4-2001 2:23 PM
Description
The April 5, 2001 symposium consisted of an informal roundtable discussion for the presenters from 2:30-4:30 p.m., followed by a public evening program, from 6:00-8:30 p.m., which featured a role-playing portrayal of a mock disciplinary proceeding about a dispute over lawyer advertising.
Participants in the roundtable discussion were: Ronald D. Rotunda, the Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law; Louise L. Hill, Professor of Law at the Widener University School of Law; and William Hornsby, Legal Counsel to the American Bar Association, Commission on Responsibility in Client Development.
The Moot Court program included William Hornsby, Legal Counsel to the American Bar Association, as prosecutor from the state bar's disciplinary council; Tom Spahn as defense lawyer for the firm; Ted Allen as chair of disciplinary council; and Louise L. Hill, Ronald Rotunda, and William Spruill as disciplinary council members. Rodney A. Smolla, the George E. Allen Chair in Law at the University of Richmond School of Law served as program coordinator and moderator.
Lawyer Advertising in the Electronic Age
University of Richmond School of Law
The April 5, 2001 symposium consisted of an informal roundtable discussion for the presenters from 2:30-4:30 p.m., followed by a public evening program, from 6:00-8:30 p.m., which featured a role-playing portrayal of a mock disciplinary proceeding about a dispute over lawyer advertising.
Participants in the roundtable discussion were: Ronald D. Rotunda, the Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law; Louise L. Hill, Professor of Law at the Widener University School of Law; and William Hornsby, Legal Counsel to the American Bar Association, Commission on Responsibility in Client Development.
The Moot Court program included William Hornsby, Legal Counsel to the American Bar Association, as prosecutor from the state bar's disciplinary council; Tom Spahn as defense lawyer for the firm; Ted Allen as chair of disciplinary council; and Louise L. Hill, Ronald Rotunda, and William Spruill as disciplinary council members. Rodney A. Smolla, the George E. Allen Chair in Law at the University of Richmond School of Law served as program coordinator and moderator.
Comments
“The 2001 Allen Symposium will focus on the ethical and constitutional issues posed by lawyer advertising in the new electronic age. Three national experts on lawyer advertising, Professor Ronald Rotunda of the University of Illinois College of Law, Professor Louise Hill of the Widener University School of Law, and William Hornsby of the American Bar Association, will join a distinguished panel of lawyers, judges, faculty and law students for an evening of discussion and debate on the ethical concerns and First Amendment problems posed by regulation of lawyer advertising. The centerpiece of the evening program will include a role-playing exercise portraying a mock disciplinary proceeding arising from a dispute over lawyer advertising, followed by argument and discussion regarding the ethical and legal issues posed by the exercise.” –from the mailed symposium announcement