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Lincoln on Professionalism

Total Credits: 1.25 including 1.25 Ethics

Average Rating:
   165
Categories:
Legal Ethics |  Professionalism
Faculty:
Brian T. Guthrie, Esq. |  Anna Marie Thatcher |  John M. Stuart, Esq. |  Barry R. Vickrey, Esq.
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
1 Hour 19 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
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Tags: Professionalism CLE Theater Program Legal Ethics

Description

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Abraham Lincoln once said, “As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man [person]. There will still be business enough.”

Lincoln on Professionalism was created by the Atlanta Bar Association in partnership with the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism in Georgia in celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The CLE program presents the writings of Abraham Lincoln to create an engaging documentary-style program on professionalism. The exemplary qualities of legal and personal professionalism Lincoln demonstrated day in and day out in his law practice come to life in the slides, readings and contemporary commentary that comprise the program. 

The “documentary” contains 10 vignettes and is coupled with a panel discussion produced by Periaktos Productions. The goal of the program is to provide an opportunity for attendees to explore the model of professionalism offered by Abraham Lincoln’s life and practice and discuss how it provides guidance for contemporary legal practice. The discussion focuses on the issues presented as they might relate to the Preamble and any other relevant portions of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The program is timed below in minutes from the beginning of the movie.

 

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PRODUCERS
The mission of the ATLANTA BAR ASSOCIATION (Producer of Lincoln Vignettes) is to promote professionalism and the fair administration of justice in its community and to provide programs and benefits which serve its diverse membership.  THE CHIEF JUSTICE'S COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONALISM (Co-Producer), the first body of its kind in the nation, was created in 1989 by the Georgia Supreme Court with the primary charge to enhance professionalism among Georgia's lawyers. In carrying out its charge, the Commission provides ongoing attention and assistance to the task of assuring that the practice of law remains a high calling, enlisted in the service of client and public good. Composed of representatives of the organized bar, practicing bar, judiciary, law schools and the public, the Commission serves as the institutional framework for sustaining an environment that fosters professionalism in the legal community. The Commission's work centers around (1) educational programming; (2) periodic recommendations to the State Bar, the judiciary, and the law schools in Georgia; and (3) coordination of professionalism activities of the organized bar, courts, law schools, and law firms.  Members of the Atlanta Bar Association Lincoln 
 
Project Committee the time the Lincoln vignettes were created include:
• Bryan Baer, Attorney at Law, Foltz Martin, LLC, Atlanta GA 
• James D. Blitch IV, Attorney at Law, Kidd & Vaughan, Atlanta GA  
• John C. Bonnie, Attorney at Law, Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC, Atlanta GA  
• Edward D. Buckley III, Attorney at Law, Buckley & Klein, LLP, Atlanta GA  
• David Butler, Attorney at Law, Shapiro Fussell, Atlanta GA  
• Timothy W. Floyd, Mercer University School of Law, Macon GA  
• Dawn M. Jones, Attorney at Law, King & Spalding, Atlanta GA  
• Lake Rumsey.  Attorney at Law, Law Office of D. Lake Rumsey, Atlanta, GA 
• Ian E. Smith, Attorney at Law, King & Spalding, Atlanta GA 
• Mary Lynne (Johnson) McInnes, CLE Director, Atlanta Bar Association, Atlanta GA

Handouts

LINCOLN ON PROFESSIONALISM CLE MATERIALS (VOD and WEBCAST 2024) (7.2 MB) 28 Pages Available after Purchase

Faculty

Brian T. Guthrie, Esq.'s Profile

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BRIAN T. GUTHRIE, ESQ. is Of Counsel with Mattioni, LTD in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  With nearly forty years experience at the Pennsylvania bar, Mr. Guthrie’s practice includes assisting lawyers and law firms achieve success in a setting mindful of the tradition of the law as a learned profession. He believes lawyers can attain professional fulfillment by synthesizing several dimensions in which they work every day.

“Competence” and “integrity” are easily mouthed as platitudes, but a refined understanding of what they are and how they are achieved makes for a law practice that is personally satisfying. It also provides a competitive advantage when vying for a limited number of clients with what often seems to be a limitless supply of lawyers. He believes that the skill development that comes with a true understanding of what it is that lawyers actually do, together with a firm grasp of the relevant ethical considerations is not only personally rewarding, but also makes good business sense.

Mr. Guthrie has worked in numerous areas of the law and achieved the coveted highest peer rating awarded by a major law publisher. His professional experiences include partnership in a major law firm, acting as senior in-house counsel to a Fortune 500 Company, representing a major city and working in a small law firm. His litigation experience includes representation in both state and federal courts throughout the United States and includes jury trials, arbitrations and appellate matters.

He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First and Third Circuits, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Eastern District of Tennessee. Mr. Guthrie has also represented clients in state courts in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, South Dakota and Tennessee. Mr. Guthrie holds a B.B.A. from Temple University and a J.D. from the James Beasley School of Law - also at Temple University in Philadelphia. Mr. Guthrie is listed in Philadelphia’s Top Lawyers:  The Definitive Guide to Legal Representation in Philadelphia.

Anna Marie Thatcher's Profile

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ANNA MARIE THATCHER is the Owner and Managing Producer for Periaktos Productions and is the producer of all of their CLE Theatre programs and movies.  She is an attorney and has worked for forty-five years with artists and visual and performing arts organizations as an arts consultant, producer and director.  She is the co-author, producer and director of Clarence Darrow:  Crimes, Causes and the Courtroom, Maxims, Monarchy and Sir Thomas More and Impeach Justice Douglas!, the live CLE Theatre programs and CLE movies of the same titles presented by Periaktos Productions. She is the co-author of the script for their stage production and movie version of Thurgood Marshall’s Coming!
 
Anna Marie is a licensed member of the Minnesota Bar and continues to work with artists and nonprofit arts organizations  She holds a B.A. from Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, SD), an M.A. in Theatre from the University of South Dakota, and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law (St. Paul, Minnesota).  She is a member of the ABA, the Minnesota Bar Association and ACLEA (Association of Continuing Legal Education) and is listed in Who's Who in American Law. Anna Marie also serves as volunteer for non-profit organizations with formation and tax exemption issues and serves on the Advisory Board of the Black Hills Film Festival.  She served for 20 years on the Board of the Black Hills Playhouse Alumni Association as its president, initiating and managing several major projects over that time to raise funds for the Playhouse. She continues to produce independent CLE programs and theatrical productions and makes her home in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

John M. Stuart, Esq.'s Profile

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JOHN M. STUART was the Minnesota State Public Defender from 1990 to 2014, supervising a state public defense system in which 700 lawyers and support staff represent 175,000 clients a year. Prior to that he was a trial court public defender for 12 years. Stuart has served as Co-Chair of the American Council of Chief Defenders and taught at the National Defender Leadership Institute. In Minnesota, he has worked on numerous statewide task forces dealing with racial fairness, drug and sex offender sentencing, child welfare and juvenile justice. He holds a B. A. from Haverford College (Haverford, PA) and a J.D from the State University of New York Law School at Buffalo, where he was a volunteer law clerk for the Attica Brothers Legal Defense. Stuart retired in 2014 and is still active in the justice system, continuing to work on creating more drug courts and treatment programs for nonviolent offenders as an alternative to jail time.

Barry R. Vickrey, Esq.'s Profile

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BARRY R. VICKREY served as Dean of the University of South Dakota School of Law (Vermillion, SD) from 1993 to 2011 and then served as a full-time professor until his retirement in 2016. He taught legal ethics throughout his career in legal education.

Prior to his tenure at USD, he was on the faculty of the University of North Dakota School of Law for eleven years, including five years as Associate Dean. He was on the staff of the American Bar Association for five years, serving as assistant to the president elect president and as Director of the Division of Professional Education.

Between college and law school, he was a staff aide on the Policy Planning Staff of the Governor of Tennessee. Barry lived in Tennessee for most of his early life and is admitted to the practice of law in Tennessee and South Dakota.

He holds a B.A. in history and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His wife, Mary Green Vickrey, is a singer-songwriter and music educator who holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt and an M.A. from USD. They have two grown sons and two grandchildren.

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Total Reviews: 165

Comments

Janna N - Athens, Georgia

"Compromise. "

Francis W - Bangor, Maine

"Skills of brevity in writing and integrity with clients. "

Margaret M - Portland, Oregon

"honesty in all things. reputation is earned."

Theresa F - Reston, Virginia

"The example that Lincoln set for the legal profession was in large degree unknown to me before this program. The animosity of Stanton towards Lincoln, and Lincoln's response, is a lesson that I won't soon forget and will strive to emulate."

Peter M - Washington, District of Columbia

"Reinforcement of the principle that lawyers, public and private sector, should have thick enough skins to avoid making disputes with opposing counsel personal and should avoid taking the bait when faced with challenging opposing counsel and repeated encounters with challenging opposing counsel."

MaryBeth G - Columbus, Georgia

"Advise client IMMEDIATELY of likelihood of no success on basis of SoL or other legal basis and suggest alternatives/settlement."

Amy H - Atlanta, Georgia

"pivoting the argument; don't try to bend the law"

Jason M - Johns Creek, Georgia

"Honesty no matter what"

James R - HERMOSA BEACH, California

"Integrity"

Bruce M - Canton, Georgia

"Brevity"
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