SHOULD ETHICAL RULES
FORBID DISCRIMINATION
AND HARASSMENT
in Law Practice?
April 4, 2016
5-6:30 p.m.
Room 7, Hulston Hall
presented by
STEPHEN GILLERS
Elihu Root Professor of Law
New York University School of Law
Should states adopt an ethical rule forbidding lawyers in connection with law practice to knowingly
discriminate or harass on the basis of race, sex, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age,
socioeconomic status, marital status, disability, national origin or gender identity? The American
Bar Association is currently debating whether to add such a statement to its Model Rules. The
question is more challenging than it might first appear.
Among the issues are whether any such rule is needed, how to describe the forbidden conduct and
whether such a rule would restrict effective advocacy, unduly interfere with legitimate practice
choices or violate the First Amendment.
Please join us as Professor Stephen Gillers of New York University
School of Law addresses these important issues.
This event is free and open to the public, and offers 1.0 hours of
ethics CLE credit in the state of Missouri.