PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CRIMINAL PRACTICE
Covers the Wisconsin Rules of Professional Conduct as specifically applied to criminal defense practice. Topics covered include perjured testimony, confidentiality, client counseling, witness interviewing, handling evidence, hard bargaining, statements regarding judicial qualifications and contempt of court.
Topics
- perjured testimony
- confidentiality
- client counseling
- witness interviewing
- handling evidence
- hard bargaining
- statements regarding judicial qualifications and contempt of court
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Law JD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the Rules of Professional Conduct to factual situations that typically arise when representing clients charged with crimes. Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate the ethical rules regarding the regulation of the attorney-client relationship in a way that is accurate and understandable to a client. Audience: Graduate 3. Make well-reasoned and ethically sound choices when confronted with situations where ethical rules are in conflict. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop strategies for dealing with unethical behavior in judges and prosecutors. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify the ethical obligations of defense attorneys when they have excessive caseloads. Audience: Graduate 6. Understand the unique ethical challenges faced by lawyers who regularly represent indigent criminal defendants. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the Rules of Professional Conduct to factual situations that typically arise when representing clients charged with crimes. Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate the ethical rules regarding the regulation of the attorney-client relationship in a way that is accurate and understandable to a client. Audience: Graduate 3. Make well-reasoned and ethically sound choices when confronted with situations where ethical rules are in conflict. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop strategies for dealing with unethical behavior in judges and prosecutors. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify the ethical obligations of defense attorneys when they have excessive caseloads. Audience: Graduate 6. Understand the unique ethical challenges faced by lawyers who regularly represent indigent criminal defendants. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027