Gregory B. Adams
Associate Professor of Law
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Contact Information
Room 418
USC School of Law
701 Main Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
v 803-777-6743
f 803-777-2368
g.b.adams@sc.edu
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Maymester, 2007: Professional Responsibility (LAWS555) Syllabus
Courses
ADVANCED LEGAL PROFESSION, LAWS 556 (3 hours) An in depth study of selected problems confronting the legal profession. Topics will include legal malpractice, the disciplinary system, law firms and their lawyers, the business of the practice of law, ethics and professionalism in litigation, office practice, and other issues of current interest. Instruction in the course will be by faculty members, practicing lawyers and judges with expertise in the topics addressed.
CONTRACTS I, LAWS 505 (3 hours) An introduction to the common law and Uniform Commercial Code relating to the agreement process, including the requirements of offer, acceptance, and consideration for the formation of contractual relationship. Problems on the interpretation of the contract, negotiation, drafting, and legal planning are analyzed and discussed.
CONTRACTS II, LAWS 506 (3 hours) Continuation of Contracts I.
PROBLEMS IN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, LAWS 554 (3 hours) A problem based course that focuses on lawyers' ethical obligations in various areas of practice: criminal defense and prosecution, civil litigation, office practice, government, and the judiciary. The course also examines significant issues facing the profession, including limitations on advertising and solicitation, restrictions on the adversary model and regulation in the profession. A central theme of the course is the need for students and lawyers to develop a philosophy of lawyering.
SEMINAR ON JUDICIAL ETHICS, SELECTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND INDEPENDENCE, LAWS 824 (3 hours) This seminar will study judicial ethics and methods of selection of judges. It will cover the Code of Judicial Conduct, judicial disciplinary procedures, various methods used throughout the United States and in other countries to select judges, and review of judicial independence, as well as constitutional and policy issues arising from the tension between judicial independence and the roles of the executive and legislative branches of government and the electorate in the process of selecting judges and in extending their tenure.
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