Conduct and Settlement

Written and produced by:
Marilyn J. Berger
Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law

Videotape Narrated by:
Deborah L. Rhode
Professor of law at Stanford University Law School

• The videotape (50 minutes) consists of two main segments:
• Attorney Conduct
• Attorney Competency and Representation
• Attorney/Client Relationship
• Civility
• Settlement Negotiations
• Focuses on professional responsibility issues.
• Brief sections complement the regular class lecture.
• Differing perspectives from the Woburn families, trial court judge, author of A Civil Action, the jury, the witnesses, and the plaintiff and defense attorneys, reveal the adversarial nature of the U.S. legal system and facilitates class discussion.
• Issues include:
• When is a lawyer competent to take a case? What level of trial skill, knowledge of the subject, and adequacy of attorney finances is necessary?
• Course book is free with purchase of the tape:
• Thirteen problems enhance classroom discussion.
• Brief exercises allow for role-playing, writing and researching.
• Praise for the first videotape: Lessons from Woburn: The Untold Stories
• Lessons from Woburn: Conduct and Settlement is a perfect compliment to A Documentary Companion to a Civil Action.

See a clip of the videotape.