What are treatises?
Treatises provide an in-depth discussions of an area of law which both summarize the law and provide analysis and commentary. Below is a list of some important treatises on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law.
Available in the Law Library's General Collection
ABA Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct
ABA Compendium of Professional Responsibility: Rules and Standards
ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Attorney Malpractice: Law and Procedure by David J. Meiselman
Criminal Defense Ethics 2d: Law and Liability by John M. Burkoff
The Law of Lawyering by Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. et al.
Legal Malpractice by Ronald E. Mallen
A Practical Guide to Preventing Legal Malpractice by Duke Nordlinger Stern and Jo Ann Felix-Retzke
Prosecutorial Misconduct by Bennett L. Gershman
Secondary sources on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility available on Lexis and Westlaw
What are study aids?
Study aids provide brief overviews of a legal subject as well as questions that you can use to quiz yourself for deeper understanding. Current issues of the study aids listed below are available on reserve behind the Circulation Desk. Below is a list of study aids on the subject of Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
Mastering Professional Responsibility by Grace M. Giesel
Strategies and Tactics for the MPRE by Steven L. Emanuel
Examples & Explanations: Professional Responsibility by W. Bradley Wendel
Legal Ethics in a Nutshell by Ronald Rotunda
