Lawyers have played a remarkably prominent role in the U.S. "war on terrorism," one
that carries broader lessons for a lawyer's role as advocate, advisor and institutional
architect. As part of its Angela S. Cooney Distinguished Lecture Series, Syracuse
University College of Law will host David Luban, a University Professor and member of
the faculty at Georgetown University Law Center, to discuss lessons to be learned by the
legal profession in these extraordinary times. His lecture, "Tales of Terror: Lessons for
Lawyers from the 'War on Terrorism,'" will be held Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. in Grant
Auditorium. Attendance is required for first-year law students. Public parking is available
in the Irving Garage.
In addition to legal ethics, Luban's research interests include political and moral
philosophy, the ethics of academia, white collar crime, jurisprudence and organizational
moral responsibility. He is currently writing on individual moral responsibility in
organizational settings.
Luban holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from Yale University.
In addition, he has been a fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars and held a Guggenheim Fellowship. His other awards include the Keck
Fellowship for distinguished scholarship in legal ethics, the Sanford D. Levy Award of
the New York State Bar Association and Georgetown's Frank Flegal Teaching Award.
The Angela S. Cooney Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible through the
generosity of the estate of Angela S. Cooney '60, L'62.
