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Name
  
William Simon



Books
  
The practice of justice

Education
  
Harvard University (1974), Princeton University (1969)

Awards
  
Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada

Siegel Lecture in Ethics 2005 | William H. Simon


William H. Simon is the professor of Law at Columbia Law School holding the Arthur Levitt Professor of Law; and Everett B. Birch Professor in Professional Responsibility chairs. Simon's areas of expertise are Professional responsibility and Social Policy. Simon holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a JD from Harvard University. Simon is best known for his public stance against unethical lawyers selling unjustified written legal opinions to clients who use such dubious advice to escape criminal consequences of their actions.

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Recent publications

  • "The Market for Bad Legal Advice: Academic Professional Responsibility Consulting as An Example,"[1] Stanford Law Review (forthcoming 2008);
  • "Wrongs of Ignorance and Ambiguity: Lawyer Responsibility for Collective Misconduct," Yale Journal of Regulation (2005);
  • "Destabilization Rights: How Public Law Litigation Succeeds," Harvard Law Review (2004) (with Charles Sabel).

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