Question/Focus:
Many Americans get their impressions of the criminal justice system from television crime procedurals. In the Vice article below, ethics attorney Nicole Hyland, discusses what it means to be an ethics attorney as well as her blog, The Ethics of Better Call Saul.
How many police procedurals like Law and Order:SVU or Better Call Saul do you watch? What are your initial impressions of the attorneys in these shows?
Read the following article:
We Asked an Ethics Lawyer About Defense Attorneys Who Break the RulesLinks to an external site.
Answer the following questions using the rubric provided:
What makes someone an ethical attorney?
What is an ethics attorney?
What are some typical ethical violations committed by attorneys in shows like Law and Order SVU or Better Call Saul?