The Law Review of the Charlotte School of Law and the Mecklenburg County Bar co-sponsored the Charlotte Law Review’s Inaugural Spring Symposium entitled Ethics in the Legal Profession.
Friday, March 21, 2008
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Pease Auditorium
Central Piedmont Community College
1201 Elizabeth Avenue
Charlotte, North Carolina 28204
The symposium marked the centennial anniversary of the ABA Canons of Professional Ethics, and served as a forum for judges, practitioners, professors, legal experts, and law students to discuss past, present, and future ethical issues.
Distinguished Guests
Speakers
Hon. Dennis W. Archer is a past president of the American Bar Association, former associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and two-term mayor of Detroit. Currently, he serves as Chairman of Dickinson Wright PLLC.
Sen. Robert Burren Morgan served as president pro tempore on the North Carolina State Senate, as Attorney General of North Carolina, and as a United States Senator from 1975-1981.
Hon. John Marsh Tyson has served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals since 2001. Previously, he practiced law at Tyson & Associates PLLC. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at Campbell University School of Law.
Panelists
Hon. Carl Horn, III, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Justice Willis P. Whichard, North Carolina Supreme Court, Ret.
Noell Tin, Esq., Managing Partner, Tin Fulton Owen
Irvin W. Hankins, III, Esq., President, North Carolina State Bar
William Sam Byassee, Esq., Practitioner, Maupin Taylor
Prof. Meredith Jeffries, Charlotte School of Law
Hon. David C. Keesler, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Robert Rowe, Esq., Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group
Schedule
| 7:45 am – 8:30 am | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:40 am - 8:55 am | Opening Speaker Hon. John M. Tyson |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Panel One: Evolution of Ethics: A 100-Year Work In Progress Hon. Carl Horn, III Justice Willis P. Whichard Noell Tin, Esq. Irvin W. Hankins, III, Esq. |
| 10:30 am – 10:40 am | Mid-Morning Break |
| 10:40 am – 11:10 am | Distinguished Speaker Sen. Robert Morgan |
| 11:20 am -12:20 pm | Lunch Provided to all in attendance |
| 12:30 pm - 2:10 pm | Panel Two: Ethics in a Technological Age William Sam Byassee, Esq. Prof. Meredith Jeffries Hon. David C. Keesler Robert D. Rowe, Esq. |
| 2:10 pm – 2:55 pm | Keynote Address Hon. Dennis Archer |
| 2:55 pm - 3:00 pm | Symposium Report and Closing Remarks |
For more information about the symposium please e-mail lawreview@charlottelaw.edu