Mark your calendars: as part of the Fall Meeting of the ABA's Section of State & Local Government Law in Tucson, on Thursday, September 22, I'll be on a panel discussing the Supreme Court's recent decision in Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan, "Ethical Considerations for Municipal Attorneys: Caught in the Crosshairs Reconciling the Rules of Professional Conduct with Government Ethics Laws." Here's what we'll be discussing:
This CLE is a panel discussion of the recent United States Supreme Court opinion Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan. At the heart of this case is how far a State may go in policing public officials who face a potential conflict of interest in conducting government business. The panel will discuss the case, the ruling, its ethical implications and questions still to be answered.
Joining me in the discussion will be Yvonne M. Nevarez-Goodson (Commission Counsel and one of the lawyers for the Nevada Commission on Ethics in the Supreme Court), J. Scott Rhodes (an expert in ethics and professional responsibility issues), and Professor Keith Swisher (Phoenix School of Law - his scholarship includes ethics and he produces the Judicial Ethics Forum blog). Michael Donaldson will moderate the discussion.
I wrote a short preview article about the case here, and the forthcoming issue of the State & Local News will contain an article with my thoughts about the opinion.
Please join us if you are in the area (Tucson is really nice this time of year). In addition to the Practice Group and Section business meetings, the other CLE's look interesting: "Fiscal Sustainability for State and Local Governments," "Arizona Water Law - History and Cases," "State and Local Regulation of Illegal Immigration: The View From the Trenches," and "Trends in State and Local Election Law: Planning for the Future."
More information here.
