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Ethics in Action: Giving Voice to Values in the Law, 3/29

 

Friday, March 29, 2019
8:45 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Laurence E. Hirsch 71 Classroom (Room 101)

 

Headshot of Mary C. Gentile

                     

            

Understanding the Rules of Professional Conduct is a necessary but not sufficient condition to being a successful and ethical lawyer. University of Virginia Professor Mary C. Gentile has developed the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) approach, which can help lawyers act effectively and with professionalism. This innovative approach to ethical dilemmas argues that often the issue is not distinguishing right or wrong, but rather knowing how to act on your values successfully despite opposing pressure, and without sacrificing professional goals. 

This approach is widely adopted in business schools and industry settings around the world, and is designed to build the skills, confidence, moral muscle, and habit of voicing our values in challenging situations. Law firms and law schools can capitalize on GVV to help lawyers who have identified the right choice, to act on that choice ethically, with professionalism and in the best interest of their clients.

The event will bring together leaders in law and ethics and will feature Gentile as a speaker. It takes place on Friday, March 29, 2019 from 8:45 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. in the Laurence E. Hirsch 71 Classroom (Room 101) of the Charles Widger School of Law. The event is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 5.5 ethics credits.

Ethics in Action is sponsored by The David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance.

Additional funding provided by the Charles Koch Foundation.

 

 

Agenda

 

8:45-9:00 a.m.: Introductions

 

9:00-9:45 a.m.: Giving Voice To Values: the How of Developing Values-Driven Lawyers

, Creator/Director of Giving Voice to Values, Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business

 

9:45-10:30 a.m.: Why This Matters to Lawyers and Other Leaders

, Founder and President, KESK Consulting, LLC 
, Director of Programs and Strategy, Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics

Co-Moderated by Doris DelTosto Brogan 81, Harold Reuschlein Leadership Chair and Professor of Law, Charles Widger School of Law and Steven Chanenson, Director of the Girard-diCarlo Center and Professor of Law, Charles Widger School of Law

 

10:30-10:45 a.m.: Break

 

10:45-11:30 a.m.: GVV at 裡橖眻畦 Law

Doris DelTosto Brogan 81, Harold Reuschlein Leadership Chair and Professor of Law, Charles Widger School of Law 
Steven Chanenson, Director of the Girard-diCarlo Center and Professor of Law, Charles Widger School of Law 
Becky Fitzsimmons, Esq., Associate Director of Career Strategy, Charles Widger School of Law 

Moderated by Josephine Nelson, Associate Professor of Law (Business Ethics), Charles Widger School of Law

 

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Using GVV in Our Clinical Classrooms

, Clinical Professor, Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Clinical Programs and Co-Director of HeLP Legal Services Clinic, Georgia State University College of Law 
, Clinical Professor of Law Emerita, New York University School of Law 
, Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Externship Program, Georgia State University College of Law 
, Director of Columbus Community Legal Services and Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

Moderated by Caitlin Barry, Assistant Professor of Law, Director of Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic and Co-Director of Community Interpreter Internship Program, Charles Widger School of Law 

 

1:00-1:45 p.m.: Lunch

 

1:45-2:45 p.m.: Exploring GVV in Legal Practice: A Teaching Demonstration and Discussion

, Senior Lecturer, Australia National University College of Law 
, Lecturer and Sub-Dean, Australia National University College of Law 

Moderated by Steven Chanenson, Director of the Girard-diCarlo Center and Professor of Law, Charles Widger School of Law

 

2:45-3:30 p.m.: Broadening the Lens

, Adjunct Professor, 裡橖眻畦 University College of Engineering 
, Professor of Law, Legal Practice, University of Richmond School of Law
, Assistant Professor of Business Law, La Salle University School of Business 
Manuela Priesemuth, Assistant Professor of Management & Operations, 裡橖眻畦 University School of Business 

Moderated by Doris DelTosto Brogan 81, Harold Reuschlein Leadership Chair and Professor of Law, Charles Widger School of Law

 

3:30 p.m.: Conclusion