Catherine Gage O'Grady

Catherine O'Grady's research focuses on behavioral legal ethics, an area of study that draws on empirical research in cognitive and social psychology to explore the many subtle and often unconscious influences on ethical decision making. Her work usually includes a specific focus on the new attorney's unique professional perspective in making ethical decisions. In addition, she teaches Civil Procedure, Professional Responsibility, and a seminar on the United States Supreme Court.

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• Beyond the Rules – A Behavioral Approach to Understanding Legal Ethics,  (West Academic  2021) (with co-author Tigran Eldred).
• Teachers’ Manual for Beyond the Rules – A Behavioral Approach to Understanding Legal Ethics, (West Academic  2022) (with co-author Tigran Eldred).
• A Behavioral Approach to Lawyer Mistake and Apology, 51 New Eng. L. Rev. 7 (2017).
• Behavioral Legal Ethics, Decision Making, and the New Attorney's Unique Perspective, 15 Nev. L.J. 671 (2015).
• Wrongful Obedience and the Professional Practice of Law, 19 J. Law, Bus. & Ethics 9 (2013).
• The Role of Speculation in Facial Challenges, 53 Ariz. L. Rev. 867 (2011).
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