University of Miami School of Law Volume 1, Issue 2 Center for Ethics & Public Service Spring/Summer 2002 CEPS N EWS

IN THIS ISSUE: JUDGE HOEVELER HONORED FOR ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP In April 2002, the Center was da Bar Professionalism Judge Hoeveler Award 1 pleased to name Senior U.S. Committee; Paul Lipton, Co- Eleanor Catsman Award 1 District Judge William M. Hoevel- Chair of the 11th Circuit er as the first recipient of the Commission on Profession- AT&T Ethics Study Circles 1 annual William M. Hoeveler alism; and noted attorney Award for Ethics and Leader- J.B. Spence. The Judge’s Steven Chaykin Award 2 ship. Judge Hoeveler has exem- family, former law clerks, plified the highest qualities of colleagues, and friends from 2 Criminal Justice Ethics ethics and leadership during his around the country were 25 years on the Federal Bench, among the hundreds of peo- Akerman Workshops 2 and has inspired a generation of ple attending the ceremony Judge William Hoeveler attorneys. Glowing remarks and reception that followed, Bar & Bench Training 2 were made by Ambassador Rich- given courtesy of the Feder- Alhadeff & Sitterson. In addi- Steel Hector Programs 3 ard Capen; Commissioner al Bar Association under the tion to the annual award the Mozelle Thompson; The Honora- leadership of its President, Center has established a Greenberg Traurig Project 3 ble Gerald Wetherington; Mi- Alex Anguiera of Stearns Hoeveler Student Fellowship chael Josephs, Chair of the Flori- Weaver Miller Weissler in his honor. AT&T Teaching Project 3 FIRST FRIEND OF THE CENTER ELEANOR CATSMAN Palmer Trinity School 4 EInLEANOR September C 2001,ATSMAN the Center honored Mrs. Eleanor Catsman Hunton & Williams Project 4 with our first annual Friend of the Center Award in recognition of her support and encouragement of the Center’s mission. Mrs. Health Rights Education 4 Catsman and her family established the Catsman Fellowship to honor the distinguished legal career of her husband, David P. Cats- CEPS NEWS EDITORS man. Mrs. Catsman’s daughter, Ellen Freidin of Akerman Senterfitt, Hilary Lerner Gershman serves on the Center’s Advisory Board and is a past recipient of the Tracy Gale Center’s Lawyers in Leadership Award . Eleanor Catsman

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With the success of in Peer Relationships, an Study Circles presented Center’s AT&T Students Dr. Jerome Bruner’s interdisciplinary workshop Creating Confidence: Pro- Teaching Students project. January 2002 work- featuring Dr. Margaret cessing Peer Pressure. A Overall, the AT&T Study shop discussing nar- Crosbie-Burnett, UM large and interested group Circles project reached ratives in the law [see School of Education; Janet of teachers heard from a many new and veteran Winter CEPS News], Tiberian, UM Smathers diverse panel of presenters: teachers and offered them the AT&T Ethics in Wellness Center; and Dr. Jennifer Brack, Assistant innovative approaches and Education Study Cir- Gwen Wurm, UM School of Dean of Students, UM Col- opportunities to discuss cles project presented Medicine’s Department of lege of Arts & Sciences; Dr. ethical issues they confront two workshops this Pediatrics. Dr. Sue Mul- Mullane; representatives everyday in the classroom. Spring with UM’s lane, the project’s partner from “An Ark for Learn- Next year’s schedule is School of Education. from the School of Educa- ing,” which provides char- already drawing teacher On March 1 the tion, acted as host of the acter education lesson interest from throughout project hosted Ethics panel. On April 12 the plans; and members of the South Florida. CEPS N EWS Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2002 Page 2

DIRECTOR I NAUGURAL S OUTH F LORIDA C RIMINAL J USTICE E THICS Professor Anthony V. Alfieri C ONFERENCE L ED B Y 2 0 0 2 F RIEND OF THE C ENTER DEPUTY DIRECTOR A WARD W INNER S TEVEN E . C HAYKIN Karen P. Throckmorton COORDINATOR April 26 marked the inaugural The former chief of the Cynthia S. McKenzie South Florida Criminal Justice Eth- Public Corruption Section ics Conference, which the Center at the U.S. Attorney’s Of- SENIOR FELLOW Harriet Rubin Roberts coordinated with leading members fice for the Southern Dis- POST-GRADUATE of the South Florida Criminal Bar trict of Florida, Mr. Chaykin FELLOW and the ABA Criminal Justice White is the recipient of the Hilary Lerner Gershman Collar Crime Committee. Designed 2002 Friend of the Center FELLOWS to address ethical issues in the Award. Fellows Cristina Yeshimebet Abebe David P. Catsman Fellow prosecution and defense of crimi- Dominguez and Stephen

Dianne Bonfiglio nal cases, the conference Hauptman, and Staff Jenny University Fellow emerged through a partnership Han and Michael Zanetti between the Center and South worked with the Center’s Thomas Diasio Greenberg Traurig Fellow Florida criminal defense lawyers, partners to produce a stel- Cristina Dominguez federal and state prosecutors, lar event. The conference Criminal Justice Fellow public defenders, and judges. brought over 300 at- Cindy Duque Greenberg Traurig Fellow The partnership was spearhead- tendees to UM’s Storer Auditorium, and featured D. Porpoise Evans ed by Steven Chaykin of Zucker- David P. Catsman Fellow man Spaeder and a dedicated Steven E. Chaykin distinguished lawyers and

Christina Farley steering committee of distin- 2002 Award Winner judges from throughout Hunton & Williams Fellow guished lawyers and law firms. the state. Emily Feigenbaum Palmer Trinity Fellow Stephen Hauptman A KERMAN S ENTERFITT W ORKSHOPS ON E THICS IN L AW Criminal Justice Fellow The Spring semester was busy for the Workshop Group and its Akerman Senterfitt Fellows. On Geri Howell Greenberg Traurig Fellow February 20, the Managing Partners workshop brought together Terence G. Connor (Morgan Lewis Richard Jurgens & Bockius), Luis Perez (Akerman Senterfitt), Victor Alvarez (White & Case), and Cesar Alvarez University Fellow (Greenberg Traurig) to discuss ethics and professionalism in law firm management. Jason Kairalla On April 10, the Workshop Group co-hosted How Journalists Report on the Law and the Legal Pro- Steel Hector & Davis Fellow fession in collaboration with the UM School of Communication. This workshop generated a crowd of Aric Kurzman over 100 undergraduate and graduate students interested in law and the media. The panelists Akerman Senterfitt Fellow included notable media attorney Sanford Bohrer (Holland & Knight), The Honorable Roberto Pineiro Lilian T. Sackman-Chiu th Greenberg Traurig Fellow (11 Circuit Criminal Judge), Cindy Goodman (Miami Herald), Julie Kay (Daily Business Review), Jonathan Singer Noreen Marcus (Sun-Sentinel), and Mark Potter (CNN). The panelists discussed the ethical issues Akerman Senterfitt Fellow that both practicing media lawyers and journalists face in the news industry. Miriam Soler University Fellow BAR & BENCH TRAINING FOR FIRMS, FEDERAL COURT CLERKS, Eduardo Waite AND ONPROFIT ROUPS Bankruptcy Bar Fellow N G

INTERNS The Center sponsors in-house in litigation and real estate Fellow Eduardo Waite and Patrice Behnstedt continuing legal education (CLE) transactions for Greenberg Trau- Intern Robert Clary helped Joseph Brophy workshops in ethics through joint rig’s local and national offices. present two CLE ethics work- Kirsten Brown Lisa Bugni venture partnerships with leading In February Catsman Fellow Por- shops for the Bankruptcy Bar Melissa Catello law firms, courts, nonprofit poise Evans organized a FAWL Association, under the lead- Robert Clary Dennielle Downes groups, and bar associations, panel on lawyer advertising eth- ership of President Lisa Schil- Daniel Galarraga including Greenberg Traurig, Le- ics. In March Porpoise Evans ler. Waite and Clary also Fara Gold gal Services of Greater Miami, and Intern Josh Poyer organized drafted ethics materials for Adam Goldfarb Travis Leach the Florida Immigrant Advocacy an ethics workshop for the fed- the BBA Palm Beach retreat. Ilana Marcus Center (FIAC), the Bankruptcy eral court clerks of the Southern Additionally Porpoise Evans Jaron Ming Allison Newman Bar Association (BBA), the Florida District. In April David P. Cats- assisted Circuit Judge Scott J. Kurt Newsom Association for Women Lawyers man Fellow Yeshimebet Abebe Silverman and the Judicial Miranda Nurse Elizabeth Pedersen (FAWL), and the federal courts. and Intern Monica Viegues orga- Ethics Advisory Committee in Josh Poyer This Spring Greenberg Traurig nized a CLE ethics workshop for drafting a proposed Code of Justin Rost Legal Services of Greater Miami. Conduct for Court Employ- Monica Vigues Fellows Cindy Duque and Geri Tammy Wilsker Howell organized two CLE ethics In March Bankruptcy Bar ees, now on petition before workshops on conflicts of interest the Florida Supreme Court. CEPS N EWS Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2002 Page 3

CENTER FOR ETHICS S TEEL H ECTOR F ELLOWS L EAD U NIVERSITY G ROUP & PUBLIC SERVICE Under the leadership of the Lenard, who was rec- ADVISORY BOARD Steel Hector Fellow Jason ognized for her trail- Honorable William M. Hoeveler Kairella, the University Group blazing legal career Sr. United States District Judge fosters connections among the as well as for her ex- Honorable Joan A. Lenard United States District Judge undergraduate campus, law traordinary public Eric Buermann school, and legal community. service to our com- Steel Hector & Davis This semester the group was munity. On March Louis Chiavacci busy with four projects: under- 26, the Center gave Merrill Lynch graduate pre-law case studies, its Sixth Lawyers in UM President Donna Shalala intro- the undergraduate honors sem- Leadership Award to Juan Enjamio duces Carlos de la Cruz as he accepts Hunton & Williams inar, the Lawyers in Leadership Carlos de la Cruz, the Lawyers in Leadership Award. Ellen C. Freidin workshop, and the Ethics and outgoing chair of the Akerman Senterfitt Leadership Colloquium. The Ethics and Leader- Tiffani G. Lee This Spring the group pre- ship Colloquium is a joint Holland & Knight pared two seminars for pre-law venture with UM’s Division Ray E. Marchman, Jr. undergraduates, one on re- The Marketing Wheel of Student Affairs present- sponsible driving and the other D. Alan Nichols ing university-wide semi- Deloitte & Touche on racial profiling. nars on ethics and leader- For a second year the group Jeffrey Roberts ship. The first seminar in Goldman Sachs taught an undergraduate class, February addressed ethics Holly Skolnick Real World 101: Hard Choices and sports with panelists Greenberg Traurig in American Life. Group mem- from the UM athletic com- Laura Walker bers and Center faculty facili- munity discussing such Palmer Trinity School tated roundtable discussions topics as cheating and the on topics such as euthanasia, role of athletics on the col- censorship, and animal rights. lege campus. A second The Lawyers in Leadership seminar in March featured Award celebrates the accom- Judge Joan A. Lenard new UM President Donna plishments of leaders of the Shalala discussing the role bar and bench. On February UM Board of Trustees, CEO of of ethics in her life and pro- 26, the Fifth Lawyers in Leader- Eagle Brands, and a UM Law fessional career. ship Award was presented to alumnus. U.S. District Judge Joan A.

Lawyers in Leader- GREENBERG TRAURIG SPONSORS COMMUNITY RIGHTS ship honoree Carlos EDUCATION PROJECT IN COCONUT GROVE de la Cruz joins Chancellor Tad The Community Economic Development and Design project (CEDAD) is an interdisciplinary Foote, past President teaching, research, and community service program. During the Spring semester, Greenberg Traurig CEDAD Interns and Staffers participated in a weekly community-based legal rights edu- of the University of cation program in the Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET) Center in West Coconut Grove. Miami, and Center Additionally the CEDAD team is in the development stages of preparing workshops directed to- Director Anthony ward the Homeowners and Tenants Association, local senior centers, and faith-based and com- Alfieri at the recep- munity groups. tion following the award ceremony. A distinguished alum- AT&T STUDENTS TEACHING STUDENTS PILOT PROJECT nus of the Law The AT&T Students Teaching Miami-Dade County. Teachers The STS team also attended School and the out- Students Pilot Project seeks to and administrators at Miami the AT&T Ethics in Education going Chair of the train high school students to Senior High School collaborat- Study Circle workshops where UM Board of Trus- teach ethics to middle and ele- ed with STS Interns and Staff- they presented their lesson tees Mr. de la Cruz, mentary school students. This ers in developing an innova- plans to teachers from drew an illustrious Spring the project established tive lesson plan for one of throughout Miami-Dade crowd to honor him relationships with public high Miami Senior High’s feeder County. schools and middle schools in on March 26. middle schools, Citrus Grove. CEPS N EWS Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2002 Page 4

University of Miami “ZENRON” TRIAL AT PALMER TRINITY School of Law Center for Ethics On April 16 the Palmer Trinity Fellow and Interns con- & Public Service ducted a mock trial at the Law School. On trial was the fictitious corporation, Zenron, modeled after the current Mission Statement Enron scandal. Intern Alex Brophy prepared the back- ground materials for the trial. Founded in 1996, the The “cast” for the trial was made up of Center members School of Law’s Center and students from Palmer Trinity’s Honors Economics for Ethics & Public Ser- course, who served as attorneys and witnesses. Using the vice is an interdisciplinary background materials supplied to them, the high school project devoted to the Intern Daniel Sanchez- attorneys from Palmer Trinity prepared their own opening values of ethical judg- Gallarraga, Director Anthony statements and direct and cross-examinations. After the ment, professional re- Alfieri, and Fellow Emily excellent performances by all involved, the jury went into sponsibility, and public Feigenbaum at Zenron Mock deliberations and ultimately found Zenron guilty of mis- service in law and society. representation. Beyond conducting mock trials, the Palmer The Center provides Trinity Group has continued to teach classes on ethics and society every week at Palmer Trinity. training in ethics and This school year Fellow Emily Feigenbaum taught alongside Mr. Scot McComas and Intern Dan- professional values to the iel Sanchez-Galarraga taught with Father Adrian Parry. Law School and the Uni- versity as well as to the H UNTON & W ILLIAMS S PONSORS E THICS Florida business, civic, T EACHING AT M IAMI S ENIOR H IGH S CHOOL education, and legal com- munities. The Center Thanks to the ongoing studies to students twice a speech in public schools, also provides health care generosity of Hunton & week. the death penalty in the rights education and eco- Williams, the Center’s Edu- High school students read United States, and paren- nomic development cation Group continued its case studies, discuss ques- tal notification standards training to low-income third year of ethics teach- tions posed to them, and for minors seeking an communities. The Cen- ing at Miami Senior High perform roles in exercises abortion. Group members ter observes three guiding School. Fellow Christina designed to make them con- worked closely with Ed principles in serving the Farley, Intern Allison New- sider varying points of view. Asper and Jack Hunter cause of ethics, profes- man, and Staff David Birke Some of the issues ad- from Miami High’s Legal & sional values, and public wrote and taught case dressed include: freedom of Public Affairs Magnet Pro- service: interdisciplinary collaboration, public- private partnership, and CHRE EXPANDS PUBLIC HEALTH RIGHTS WORK student mentoring and leadership training. This semester the Community Health Rights Education Project (CHRE) continued to spread the word about poverty-based public benefits throughout the indigent communities of Miami- University of Miami School of Law Dade County. This joint venture with UM’s Schools of Medicine and Nursing has been very Center for Ethics & Public Service successful, and this Spring the group presented a training module to doctors in the Medical

Cynthia S. McKenzie, Coordinator School’s Pediatric Mobile Clinic. Next year, the module will be used to train doctors in assist- ing their patients to identify public benefits needs. Additionally, the group will expand its ser- Mailing Address: vices regarding immigration issues by participating in another training by the Florida Immigrant P.O. Box 248087 Advocacy Center (FIAC). In conjunction with the FIAC training, Professors Bernard Perlmutter Coral Gables, FL 33124 and Carolyn Salisbury of the Law School’s Children and Youth Law Clinic will continue to pro- Street Address: vide assistance with client counseling and self-help training. The group is planning to serve 1311 Miller Drive; Room G-288 additional Medical and Nursing School health care sites next year. Coral Gables, FL 33146

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