The Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professorship was established in 1989 to remember Howard Lichtenstein, an outstanding lawyer with a genuine interest in legal education and the training and development of young lawyers. During his 44 years of practice, his primary concentration was in the field of labor law. As a senior partner at the law firm Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn (now known as Proskauer Rose LLP), he was considered an authority on administrative law. In addition, Mr. Lichtenstein was a strong advocate for improving the teaching of legal ethics.
Each entry below includes a complete video recording of the lecture and, when possible, the full text of the published paper related to the presentation.
Lectures from 2024
The New Legal Ethics, W. Bradley Wendel
Lectures from 2023
Reimagining Lawyering: Supporting Well-Being and Liberation, Susan Brooks
Lectures from 2022
Should You Have To Be A Lawyer To Do That?, Bruce Green
Lectures from 2021
Is Emotion The Enemy of Reason? The Role of Emotion in the Legal System, Susan A. Bandes
Lectures from 2019
Prosecutorial Ethics in Current Times, Angela J. Davis
Lectures from 2018
Ethics and Government Lawyering in Current Times, Richard W. Painter
Lectures from 2017
The Future of the Legal Profession: Innovation, Technology and Regulation, Andrew M. Perlman
Lectures from 2016
Convocation to Install Ellen Yaroshefsky as the Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics, Barry C. Scheck, Casandra Tolentino, and Ellen Yaroshefsky
Lectures from 2014
Why U.S. Jurisdictions Should Adopt ‘Regulatory Objectives’ for the Legal Profession, Laurel S. Terry
Lectures from 2012
The Rise of Institutional Law Practice, Thomas D. Morgan
Lectures from 2010
Lawyering in the Supreme Court, Paul D. Clement
Engaged Client-Centered Representation and the Moral Foundations of Legal Representation, Katherine R. Kruse
Lectures from 2008
Pro Bono Publico in a Parallel Universe: The Meaning of Pro Bono in Solo and Small Law Firms, Leslie C. Levin
Lectures from 2007
The Impact of the Globalization of the Legal Profession on Legal Education, Mary C. Daly
Lectures from 2006
Judicial Ethics, The Appearance of Impropriety, and the Proposed New ABA Judicial Code, Ronald D. Rotunda
Lectures from 2005
Accidental Clients, Susan R. Martyn
Lectures from 2002
The Limits of Morality: Why the Cabinets Need Locks, Burnele Venable Powell
Lectures from 2000
All's O.K. Between Consenting Adults: Enlightened Rule on Privacy, Obscene Rule on Ethics, Lawrence J. Fox Esq.
Lectures from 1999
Safeguarding a Crown Jewel: Judicial Independence and Lawyer Criticism of Courts, Judith S. Kaye
Defending Defending: The Case for Unmitigated Zeal on Behalf of People Who Do Terrible Things, Abbe Smith
Lectures from 1997
"Thinking Like a Lawyer" About Ethical Questions, William H. Simon