6.1 Special Issues in Advocacy

READ: the California case In the Matter of Genis Links to an external site.andview the PowerPointpresentation on ethics and civility on the State Bar's website athttp://ethics.calbar.ca.gov/Ethics/AttorneyCivilityandProfessionalism.aspxLinks to an external site.

REFLECT: on the lecture this week, and the actions taken by Darryl Genisthat fell short of what you learned from the PowerPoint presentation on civility and ethical behavior.

RESEARCH: to locate one or more articles concerning attorney civility and its importance to the judicial system.

Be sure that the article(s) you choose can be accessed by other students without having to sign up for an account to that website. If necessary, you can copy the article as a PDF and attach it. Do not cite an article that another student has already used.

RESPOND:1. Do you think these guidelines should be added to rules or regulations? Defend your answer, and include links to relevant

2. How can you, as a paralegal, ensure your behavior reflects the ethics and civility guidelines?

NOTE: Your initial response to this discussion is due by 11:59pm on Thursday.

You can earn one extra point by posting your initial response before Thursday.

Your response to posts from other students is due by 11:59pm on Sunday.

Respond first to one other student that no one else has responded to,comparing and contrasting the information you located with the information the other student provided. Then respond to the posts of at least one other student.