Ethics: the Fifth & ADR
Mode: Lecture and group discussion
Use: Attorneys will consider the Constitutional protected rights of the accused under the 5th Amendment and the implication of them in the models of alternative dispute resolution that exist.
Goal: Understand the interplay of the 5th Amendment rights of the accused and ADR.
Objectives: Participant attorneys will:
- consider the text of the 5th Amendment,;
- consider relevant cases (Supreme and Local);
- consider the waivers that defendants sign to participate in ADR;
- discuss the legal ramification thereof.
Method: Lecture on current state of law and discussion of possible implications
Handouts/Materials: Text of the 5th Amendment; relevant cases; waivers; etc.