Speech

Ethics Lessons from Suits

May 14, 2024

Munsch Hardt Shareholder Brent Turman presents to the Texas General Counsel Forum on May 14th for a virtual Ethics CLE Program.

The hit series “Suits” (currently streaming on Netflix) follows new associate Mike Ross in his adventures in big law working under partner Harvey Specter. In aggressively advocating for their clients, this duo uses tactics most attorneys wouldn’t normally see in a merger or a hearing before a judge. In this presentation, Brent tracks these fictional attorneys’ cases as well as the power struggles within this firm of diverse and interesting characters, explaining whether their on-screen actions comply with specific ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (spoiler alert: most of the time they don’t.). Through the lens of this captivating series, Brent provides an entertaining way for attorneys to obtain ethics credit.