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5 Duke J. Const. L. & Pub. Pol'y Sidebar 1 (2009-2010)

handle is hein.journals/dukjppsid5 and id is 1 raw text is: PRIORITIZING PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION: A PREVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT'S 2009-2010 TERM RENEE NEWMAN KNAKE* In this article, Prof Knake reviews the ten cases related to the role of attorneys and the practice of law scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Court during the October 2009 term. This term marks a high- water mark in the number of professional responsibility cases that will be heard before the Court, and Prof Knake surveys the cases to gain insights into the Court's increased interest in questions that address the role of attorneys. Prof Knake posits that the unprecedented number of professional responsibility cases, when considered together, signal the Court's significant prioritization of concerns related to the roles and obligations of attorneys. CONTENTS I. INTRO DU CTION .................................................................................. 2 II. A PREVIEW OF THE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY CASES ON THE SUPREME COURT'S 2009-2010 DOCKET .............................. 3 A. Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, PA. v. United States: Attorney A dvice and A dvertising ............................................................ 3 B. Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project: Attorney Advice A gain ....................................................................................... . . 5 C. Padilla v. Kentucky: Attorney Misadvice ................................ 6 D. Wood v. Allen: Attorney Inexperience ................................... 8 E. Holland v. Florida: Attorney Negligence .............................. 10 F. Smith v. Spisak: Attorney Loyalty and Strategy ................. 12 Assistant Professor of Professional Responsibility, Michigan State University College of Law; J.D. University of Chicago Law School (1999); B.A. North Park College (1996).

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