Lucian T. Pera is a partner in Adams and Reese LLP, whose practice includes commercial litigation, media law, and the representation of lawyers, law firms, and others on issues of legal ethics and lawyer professional responsibility. He was a member of the ABA “Ethics 2000” Commission, which rewrote the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and chaired the Tennessee Bar Association committee that led to the adoption of significantly revised Tennessee ethics rules patterned after the Model Rules.
Theresa (Terri) Gronkiewicz is Senior Counsel at the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility (CPR) where she advises on ABA policy, develops programs and frequently speaks on issues concerning ethics, professionalism, lawyer and judicial regulation and professional responsibility. Her career began at the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) where she investigated and prosecuted lawyer disciplinary matters; then in private practice for 23 years, as Of Counsel to a small law firm in Chicago, representing judges, lawyers and law students in various ethics, disciplinary and character and fitness matters.
Our speakers will discuss their experiences advising or prosecuting lawyers on ethical issues. They’ll provide invaluable insight into how to break into this field, what drew them to it, the pros and cons, and what a typical day in their work entails.
Speakers
Lucian T. Pera, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP, Memphis, TN
Theresa (Terri) Gronkiewicz, Senior Counsel, ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, Chicago, IL
Moderator:
Kathy Morris, Founder, Under Advisement, Ltd, Chicago, IL and New York, NY
Sponsored by ABA Career Center, Young Lawyers Division, Law Student Division, and Center for Professional Responsibility