International Conference on the Future of Legal Education

James E. Moliterno

Professor James E. Moliterno is the Tazewell Taylor Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School and is Director, Legal Skills Program. He has been a dedicated member of the Law School faculty since 1988, receiving the John Marshall Prize in 2001. In addition to designing and directing the Legal Skills Program, he has taught Evidence, Civil Procedure, and Lawyers in Practice Settings, an advanced ethics course. Under his guidance, the Legal Skills Program received the inaugural ABA Gambrell Professionalism Award in 1991. Professor Moliterno is a frequent speaker on ethics issues bar, bench, and academic functions. He has served in a leadership capacity with the Association of American Law Schools Section on Professional Responsibility. His public service work includes pro bono consulting and serving as an expert witness in death penalty cases that involve lawyer misconduct issues. He is the author of numerous, frequently cited books and articles on legal ethics, the legal profession, and legal education. During recent years, he has been increasingly involved in legal education reform around the globe, designing new law courses and training professors in Japan, China, Thailand, Serbia, Georgia, and Armenia.