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Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
850-561-5600
Carl J. Zahner
czahner@flabar.org

Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics
Hofstra University School of Law
Hempstead, NY 11549
516-463-5289
Professor Roy Simon
roy.simon@hofstra.edu

Hofstra's Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics (ISLE) serves as a research center for the study of legal ethics issues. In addition to offering courses in professional responsibility, ISLE sponsors speakers, conferences, symposiums and also provides opportunities for student and faculty research.

Jacobs Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
212-790-0200
Ellen C. Yaroshefsky, Director
yaroshef@ymail.yu.edu

The Jacob Burns Institute for Advanced Legal Studies is the cornerstone of the School’s pursuit of legal scholarship, supporting symposia, lectures, conferences, and faculty research. Founded in 1987, and named for former founding Cardozo board member and philanthropist Jacob Burns, it has helped make the Law School a recognized intellectual center and leader in legal theory.

Legal Information Institute
Cornell Law School
Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
803-232-2323
Thomas R. Bruce, Research Associate and Director, Legal Information Institute
lii@lii.law.cornell.edu

The preeminent source of legal materials on the Internet. It is the leading web site for distribution of Supreme Court opinions and the only web site offering decisions of the New York State Court of Appeals (New York’s highest court). It also publishes disk-based resources for use in classrooms and law practices and provides e-mail notifications of important decisions.

Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics
Fordham University School of Law
140 W. 62nd St.
New York, NY 10023
Professor Bruce Green
bgreen@law.fordham.edu

From its inception, the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics has endeavored to make ethics and public service integral to the study and practice of law. In the process it has created and nurtured a legal community of scholars, students, jurists and practitioners dedicated to the exchange of ideas and problem solving in a vital field of inquiry that has grown increasingly more important in today's professional world.

Mercer Center of Legal Ethics and Professionalism
1021 Georgia Ave
Macon, GA 31207
478-301-2639
Professor Patrick Longan
longan_p@mercer.edu

Mercer’s Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism seeks to engage members of the bench and bar, students, faculty, and the surrounding community with outreach educational activities and services designed around improving professionalism in students, lawyers, and judges.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Center on Professionalism
University of South Carolina School of Law
701 South Main Street
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-3360
John Montgomery, Director (jemontgo@law.sc.edu)
Sharon Williams, Associate Director (scwillia@law.sc.edu)

The Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Center on Professionalism was created in 1999 with a gift from the firm's partners. Its purpose is to promote the ideals of professionalism in the practice of law and the operation of the judicial system by serving as a resource in the research and dissemination of information and ideas, as well as developing and promoting initiatives that further those ideals. The Center has assisted in the improvement of professionalism education and training at the USC School of Law, developed a website to provide extensive information concerning professionalism initiatives, hosted two national symposia, and begun empirical research on professionalism issues, particularly mentoring programs. Six areas of focus, consistent with the mission of the Center, include Professional Education, Conferences, Student Education, Website Communication, and Research.

Stanford Center on Ethics
Center on Ethics
482 Galvez St.
Stanford, CA 94305-6079
Dena Evans, Program Director
ethics.center@stanford.edu

The Stanford Center on Ethics promotes research, teaching, and public debate on the fundamental moral issues of our times. As home to some of the leading professional schools in business, law, medicine, education, and engineering, Stanford has unique opportunities to contribute to path breaking interdisciplinary work. Drawing on these strengths, the Center aims to advance the foundational theory, moral reasoning skills, and social commitments required to address ethical issues.

Stetson University College of Law: Florida Institute for Litigation Ethics
1401 61st St. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33707
813-562-7830 ex
Jan Majewski, Director
majewski@hermes.law.stetson.edu

In 1996, Stetson University College of Law created the Florida Institute for Litigation Ethics. The mission of the Florida Institute for Litigation Ethics is to educate attorneys involved in litigation, and judges, about their ethical and, more broadly speaking, their professional obligations. The Institute intends to carry out this mission primarily through the creation of original teaching materials for public and private use.

W. Lee Burge Endowment for Law and Ethics
Georgia State University of Law
PO Box 4037
Atlanta, GA 30302-4037
404-651-1242
404-651-2092 (fax)
cdcunningham@gsu.edu