Individual Responsibility and Accountability
We will accept responsibility appropriate to our positions and delegated authorities-
This means that each member of the campus community
- Works to serve the best interest of the University and the community
Perspective: A Real World Illustration
An August 2000 Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper article reported on a lawyer scheduled to teach 'How to Talk Like a Lawyer' at a continuing education course at a Nevada community college. According to the class description, the lawyer would lecture on 'how to avoid legal problems in everyday life.'
Campus officials said they canceled the class after learning the state Supreme Court suspended the lawyer's license in June for at least five years. Justices determined the lawyer tried to hide the $115,000 judgment against him so he could qualify for a home loan.
"It's probably not the best idea to have a disbarred lawyer teaching a class about talking like a lawyer," the college's interim president said about the class's cancellation.
The continuing education coordinator at the college, added, "We felt that it was in the college's best interests not to offer the class."
Before his disbarment, the Supreme Court determined the attorney sent his escrow officer a document that stated the $115,000 judgment had been set aside. A title officer became suspicious of the document and found the judgment was in effect.
A college spokesperson said she does not think anyone has had a chance to sign up for the law class because the continuing education schedule only recently began circulating. "If someone has signed up, we will give them a full refund," she said.
Last Revised 5/23/2006