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Exxon Valdez Revisited:

Justice
Achieved or Denied? 

 

 

Oct. 1, 2009
4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

UST Law School Schulze Grand
Atrium

This public forum will follow the UST Law Journal's Fall symposium, Exxon Valdez Revisited: Rights and Remedies. The Holloran Center's companion event will include a reenactment of a portion of the Exxon Valdez trial's closing arguments, followed by commentary from a panel of experts and actual participants in the case or its aftermath. CLE credits will be sought. To register, contact Mary Edel-Joyce at 651-962-4920 or holloranctr@stthomas.edu.
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Recent Presentations

 

April 6th: Minnesota Leadership Seminar

  • Hank Shea gave the keynote address at this first annual event, attended by 75 students from 25 Minnesota high schools, all hosted and administered by West Point alumni from the Twin Cities and highlighted by the participation of six current West Pointe cadets, mostly from Minnesota.
  • Link: YouTube video of event 

May 5th: Fulbright Forum—Webinar

  • Hank Shea participated in a web seminar entitled, “Corporations Beware: What to Do When the Government Comes Knocking,” hosted by the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski, with more than 200 subscribers.
  • Link to full-length Webinar

May 13: Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA) and Ethics-Point Webinar

  • Hank Shea provide a presentation on “Ethics: Lessons Learned from the Trenches,” with a focus on university misconduct, to an audience of more than 360 ACUA members.
  • Link to full-length Webinar

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Past Special Events

Tom Holloran Receives UST Law Award

 

On June 1, 2009, the University of St. Thomas presented the Iustitia Et Lex Award to Thomas E. Holloran of the Holloran Center. Tom Holloran joins the following prestigious group of past recipients: Barbara Frey, Sr. Sally Furay, The Honorable Diana Murphy, and The Honorable Kathleen Blatz. The award states that "in law, business and education," Tom Holloran has been "a model of ethical leadership." He has "transformed the lives of friends, colleagues, and students" through his "gentle kindness, dedication to excellence, and faith in God."

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.

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

 

 
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

Recent Presentation Reviews:

Harvard Law School
UCLA School of Law
University of Texas
University of Pittsburgh
University of Arizona

Upcoming Presentations:

June 17th:
MN Boys State
(Hank Shea &
Rich Juliano)

June 24th:
Leadership Twin
Cities Reunion
(Hank Shea &
Jerome Mayne)

Hamilton's Desk


Professor Hamilton of the Holloran Center Publishes Recent Articles:

The St. Thomas Law Journal published a symposium organized by Professor Hamilton on The Formation of an Ethical Professional Identity.  The publication includes Professor Hamilton's foreword and article.

- Link to Foreword:
The Formation of an Ethical Professional Identity in the Peer-Review Professions

- Link to Article: Assessing Professionalism: Measuring Progress in the Formation of an Ethical Professional Identity

-Link to Neil Hamilton's bio
Shea's Corner


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

On March 2, 2009, the Star Tribune published an article by Professor Shea on the current economic crisis and the need for a renewed commitment to national service.

-Link to Star Tribune Article: Ask what you can do - and then pitch in by Hank Shea

-PDF: Facing Our Greatest Challenge: Creating Ethical Citizens and Leaders by Hank Shea (longer version of the Star Tribune article)

-Link to Hank Shea's bio