Introduction There are many pathways to the college and university presidency for lawyers, but one strong commonality in the background of the modern lawyer president is experience in government. This is not surprising, given the shared skill set required for successful government lawyers and successful campus presidents. In a recent 360 study of qualitative skills … Continued

Question: Here is a question we received from a reporter in California asking us about general ethics principles applicable to a situation in that state. Our answer appears on page 35. How would you have answered the question? I’m looking into potential conflicts of interest regarding one of our local state senators. She is a … Continued

Answer: California law controls, of course, to which we cannot speak. But from a general government ethics perspective, four issues arise. 1. Ethics laws regulate public officials, not their spouses, because the spouse is not a public official. 2. The most basic ethics provision prohibits a public official from using his or her position to benefit … Continued