Dean Andrew Perlman

Andy Perlman has been a popular law professor at Suffolk Law (so popular that he has just been named Dean of the school), teaching professional responsibility, but with an angle of what that responsibility might look like in a differently regulated future for lawyers. Andy has written numerous articles on professional responsibility, including the idea that we should focus less on the “law of lawyering,” and more on the “law of legal services.” The former focuses on the effect of regulation on lawyers, the latter on the effect of regulation on consumers of legal services and access to justice more generally. It’s no wonder that Andy is invited to be a central part of every conversation about the future of legal services. He is the Vice Chair of the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services, and he served as Chief Reporter of the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, among many other committees related to the future of law.