Law Students & Legal Ethics
After taking Professor Knake’s Professional Responsibility course, Michelle Quigley became interested in the ethical obligations related to lawyers’ use of courtroom technology. Professor Knake advised Michelle as she wrote her King Scholar paper on the topic, and helped Michelle secure publication in the Professional Lawyer, an American Bar Association journal. Michelle graduated from the Law College in May 2010. After clerking for the Honorable Gordon J. Quist of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Michelle will join the law firm Miller Johnson. The article, "Courtroom Technology and Legal Ethics: Considerations for the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 (PDF)," Professional Lawyer (2010).
While enrolled in Professor Brenner’s Law & Gender seminar, law student Abigail Rury conducted an empirical research project entitled, "I Can Hear You: How Listening to MSU Law Students’ Voices Can Improve the Legal Profession (PDF)." Her research was designed to capture and understand the gendered experiences of law students. Abby graduated from MSU Law in May 2011, and is pursuing her Ph.D. in Higher Education & Student Affairs at the University of Iowa.
As part of Professor Knake’s Topics in PR: The First Amendment and Regulation of Lawyers’ Speech seminar, third-year-law student Danielle Curtiss created a blog to share her research about lawyers’ use of social media and free speech concerns. After graduation, Danielle plans to return to Chicago and pursue a career in criminal defense litigation. Danielle’s posts can be read at A Blog About Blogging: Legal Ethics, Social Media, and the First Amendment.