Moral, Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Lawyers, Judges to be Focus of Panel Discussion

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Members of the local judiciary will look at the everyday moral and ethical issues members of the profession face at a panel discussion to be held Feb. 27 at the University at Buffalo.

"The Lawyer's Conscience: A Panel Discussion on How Lawyers and Judges Deal with 'Real Life' Moral and Ethical Issues" will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 545 O'Brian Hall on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

The discussion will be open to members of the university community. A simple soup luncheon will be served at no charge.

Featured on the panel will be the Hon. Kevin M. Dillon, New York State Supreme Court justice; the Hon. George M. Hezel, Town of Aurora justice, clinical professor of law and director of the Affordable Housing Clinic in the UB Law School; Diane M. LaVallee, assistant state attorney general, and Terrance M. Connors, a partner in the law firm of Connors & Vilardo, LLP, and a noted Western New York defense attorney.

Susan Vivian Mangold, associate professor of law, will serve as moderator.

The discussion is sponsored by the Newman Center, Catholic Campus Ministry, and the St. Thomas More Guild Inc.