Narrative Ethics (Program)
Helena Whalen-Bridge, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law (Singapore) (Moderator); Steven Johansen, Lewis and Clark Law School (US); and Lori D. Johnson, William S. Boyd School of Law/UNLV (US)
Narrative Ethics
Professional rules prohibit lawyers from making intentional
misstatements of fact as well as material omissions, but do they provide
adequate guidance for the use of narrative in persuasive fact
presentation? Persuasive narrative techniques are gaining traction in
scholarship and legal writing courses, but no rules specifically address
their use or guide lawyers or students in determining the relationship
between evidence and narrative. The papers on this panel address the
question of whether the current no-rules environment is adequate or
whether narrative techniques call for specialized guidance.
Helena Whalen-Bridge: Guiding Legal Narrative
Steven Johansen: Old Rules for New Ideas: The Model Rules and Applied Legal Storytelling
Lori D. Johnson: Narrative Ethics in Transactional Drafting