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Ethical Leadership in the Professions 

Providing research, curriculum development, and programs for students and professionals on "servant leadership" in the professions. (Read more about our mission) 

Upcoming Events

Sept. 3, 2008
12:30 - 1:45 pm


UST Law School Schulze Grand Atrium

How an Attorney Can Lose Everything By "Borrowing" Client Funds


This event will feature Tom White, former attorney and felon; Mike Colich, White's defense counsel; and moderator Hank Shea, UST Law Professor and White's Prosecutor. Ethics CLE credit will be sought. RSVP by sending an email with your name and organization's name to: lawrsvp@stthomas.edu (subject line: How an Attorney Can Lose Everything).

Oct. 24, 2008
7:30 a.m.-1:30p.m. 

Schulze
Auditorium

Visions of Women's Leadership

This forum will present two panels on Women's Leadership in Business and in Law. Keynote addresses will be given by Mary Pawlenty, former state court judge, and Jill Wine-Banks, former Watergate prosecutor, Army General Counsel, and Illinois Deputy Attorney General. Elimination of Bias CLE credit will be sought. RSVP by sending an email with your name and organization's name to: lawrsvp@stthomas.edu (subject line: Visions of Women's Leadership).

Nov. 6, 2008
4:30 - 6:00 pm

UST Law School Schulze Grand Atrium

Going Undercover as an Attorney: Inside Operation Greylord

Join us for this dynamic event, featuring Terry Hake, who as a young attorney served three and a half years in an undercover capacity in Cook County, Illinois in the early 1980s in one of the largest federal investigations of judicial and other public corruption in our nation's history.  In posing as a corrupt state's attorney taking payoffs and then as a corrupt defense attorney paying bribes, Hake's undercover efforts led to federal indictments and convictions of judges, attorneys, court and law enforcement personnel.  His is a remarkable story of dedication, sacrifice, and courage.  Ethics CLE credit will be sought. RSVP by sending an email with your name and organization's name to: lawrsvp@stthomas.edu (subject line: Going Undercover as an Attorney).

 

 Special Events

Watergate Revisited
UST Law School Schulze Grand Atrium 

This public forum brought together four attorneys -- two White House insiders, John Dean and Bud Krogh, and two members of the prosecution team, Jill Wine Banks and Charles Breyer -- involved in unraveling and resolving the Watergate scandal that forced President Nixon’s resignation. The forum discussed what the legal profession did and did not learn from this historic event. Held on April 2, 2008.

NEW: Minnesota Lawyer article, "The Lessons that Watergate Holds for Lawyers"

Other links:
- MinnPost.com coverage of event
- Wall Street Journal blog entry featuring Bud Krogh
- U.S. News coverage

Mortgage Fraud Project

UPDATE: The Minnesota Justice Foundation and Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis are partnering with local housing counseling agencies to provide law students the opportunity to assist in the mortgage foreclosure crisis by reviewing loan documentation for legal violations.  Students will be trained on spotting common mortgage fraud and predatory lending practices and will forward suspect documents to Legal Aid attorneys for further review.  For more info, see the Mortgage Fraud Project page.

Related Links:

- Link: MN Lawyer Blog Article on the Mortgage Fraud Forum


Recent News

Holloran Center releases Report on 2007-2008 Academic Year: This annual report summarizes the Holloran Center's presentations, conferences, publications, courses, and other community efforts for the 2007-2008 Academic Year.

 

 The Ethics Program

Lessons Learned from White Collar Defendants: Presentations with Hank Shea and former white-collar defendants which explore the causes, consequences, and prevention of misconduct

 Hamilton's Desk

Professor Hamilton of the Holloran Center Publishes Recent Articles:

Minnesota Lawyer, August 11, 2008

-PDF: Getting the Right People In and the Wrong People Out of the Firm or Department
by Neil Hamilton  

Minnesota Lawyer, June 16, 2008

-PDF: Should We Be Working Over 50 Hours a Week?
by Neil Hamilton  

The Professional Lawyer, 2008

-PDF: Professionalism Clearly Defined by Neil Hamilton

       Shea's Corner

Recent Articles by or Featuring Professor Hank Shea of the Holloran Center:

-PDF: Top 10 Ways Good Companies Can Get in Trouble by Hank Shea 

-PDF: Top Ten Lessons Learned From White Collar Criminals by Hank Shea

The Minnesota Investor, Trust Them But Verify: Star Tribune article on investment advisors featuring Hank Shea

Hank Shea featured on the first issue of the St. Thomas Lawyer magazine