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March Events in the Case

By K.C. Johnson

A major theme of this blog has been the importance of ethics in the legal profession. In late March, the Volokh Conspiracy, the nation?s leading legal blog, invited Prof. Richard Painter, to guest blog about his new book, Getting the Government America Deserves: How Ethics Reform Can Make a Difference. Between 2005 and 2007, as White House Associate Counsel, Painter had served as the chief ethics lawyer for the President, White House employees, and senior nominees to Senate-confirmed positions in the Executive Branch.The Painter posts were wide-ranging, covering matters from torture to the ethical dangers of the White House Office of Political Affairs. Painter also explained his principal role simply: ?Much of the work of an ethics lawyer, or any lawyer for that matter, is giving a client advice that amounts to common sense...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on April 06, 2009 (boomark / email).