Code of Pretrial and Trial Conduct Teaching Syllabus

This syllabus and accompanying videos were prepared by subcommittees of the American College of Trial Lawyers’ Legal Ethics and Professionalism Committee. They are intended for use by Fellows presenting litigation ethics and professionalism issues in CLE settings and to law students.

The syllabus and videos are an outgrowth of the American College of Trial Lawyers’ Code of Pretrial and Trial Conduct (ACTL Code). The ACTL Code was approved by the ACTL Board of Regents in 2009. The goal of the ACTL Code is aspirational—an attempt to set forth the “best practices” of ethical and professional conduct rather than a set of minimum standards.

View the Code of Pretrial and Trial Conduct.

View the ethics video vignettes online.