Should lawyers be constrained by the truth?  That is a question that carries with it a lot of moral and professional issues.  It is also a question that can be answered in many different ways depending on the given situation, or the person responding.  That is why it makes the perfect subject for a Continuing Legal Education seminar.

Lawline.com recently filmed a new CLE program featuring Joel Cohen, Michael Ross, and James Bernard.  The three attorneys discuss different ways that the “truth” affects the way the law is practiced.  They give a good overview of different situations in which the truth can help or hurt a case, and what the ethics codes say on the subject.  Drawing from real world experience as well as a firm grasp of professional responsibility rules, the conversation covers many ethical questions from every angle.

This program is filmed as a roundtable discussion between the three attorneys.  Every time a new question is posed, each attorney offers their opinion of the matter.  This makes for a very interesting video that fulfills one hour of the mandatory ethics CLE requirements.  Please enjoy a short excerpt from the lecture below, and keep an eye out for the full course on Lawline.com.