LAW 7134 - Professional Responsibility for Tax Lawyers

Effective Date 08/01/2014
This course examines the rules of professional conduct for lawyers, with a particular emphasis on the application of those rules to tax lawyers. We will study the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (which set ethical rules for all lawyers), Treasury Department Circular 230 (which sets additional ethical rules for tax lawyers), and the civil-penalty regime of the Internal Revenue Code (which sets rules for tax lawyers and their clients). Prerequisite:Enrollment not allowed in LAW 7071, 7072, 7134, or 7605 if any taken previously.

Credits: 3
Grading Basis Graded
Requisites Enrollment not allowed in LAW 7071, 7072, 7134, or 7605 if any taken previously.