Ellen Brickman, Ph.D. is a panelists at this year’s Women in Products Liability Regional CLE Program.

#MeToo: What the Movement Means for the Legal Profession

Panelists will discuss the impact of the #MeToo and #IWillSpeakUp movements for law firms and corporate legal departments. The discussion will cover a variety of issues including lawyers’ ethical obligations to act appropriately and report harassing behavior, how to address a client who is the harasser, and practical tips for responding when a client raises harassment concerns.

Ellen co-authored DOAR’s study,...

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Concerns about so-called “spillover effects” abound in the legal system. As a result, trial separation (“bifurcation”) is used in cases where evidence about one decision might bias a separate, but related decision.

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As deliberations in the Paul Manafort fraud trial continue, DOAR Director Roy Futterman discusses the unique pressures on the jurors in this politically-charged case.

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While everyone mulls the significance of the Paul Manafort fraud trial jury’s four questions at the end of the first day of deliberations, DOAR Director Roy Futterman cautions against over-analyzing them, based on his experience sweating deliberations.

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