Version 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: Explain what the Model Rules of Professional Conduct are and why they are the most important source of the rules governing lawyers across the country; Analyze the attorney-client relationship, how it is formed, and the duties attorneys owe to their clients; Describe the attorney’s duties to each of: the court, the opposing parties, other unrepresented parties, and nonparties to the litigation; Utilize the conflict of interest rules to recognize situations that could cause conflicting loyalties; Navigate the ethical issues related to the business of law. Articulate ethical versus non-ethical practices relating to: advertising, soliciting clients, fee structures, and fee-splitting between attorneys and between attorneys and non-attorneys. Version 2: Expanded to include: Analyze the merits of specific legal ethics complaints brought against attorneys based on a variety of ethics rules.