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 鈥�71 Classroom (Room 101)
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 鈥淕iving Voice to Values鈥� (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 鈥�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.
鈥淓thics in Action鈥� 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 鈥淗ow鈥� 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 鈥�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 草榴社区 Law
Doris DelTosto Brogan 鈥�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, 草榴社区 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, 草榴社区 School of Business
Moderated by Doris DelTosto Brogan 鈥�81, Harold Reuschlein Leadership Chair and Professor of Law, Charles Widger School of Law
3:30 p.m.: Conclusion
