Susan Carle
Professor of Law
Office: Room 408
Phone: 202-274-4188
E-mail: scarle@wcl.american.edu
Professor Susan D. Carle’s teaching and research interests lie primarily in the areas of legal ethics, the history and sociology of the legal profession, employment discrimination, labor and employment law, and torts. She is currently at work on a project examining the many ideas about economic justice and strategies for advancing the cause of economic justice held by the generation of race leaders who constituted the forerunners of the NAACP. She is the author of numerous scholarly works examining the transmission and transformation of ideas about public interest law practice, as well as other ethics topics, for which she has won several awards. In spring of 2006, she served as Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Among other professional service commitments, she serves on the D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Review Committee and the Legal Ethics Advisory Committee of the National Disability Rights Network. She also currently serves as Associate Dean for Scholarship at the law school.
Currently Teaching
Areas of Specialization
- Labor and Employment Law
- Legal Ethics
- Legal Profession
- Torts
Degrees & Universities
- J.D., Yale Law School 1988
- A.B., Bryn Mawr College 1982
Selected Publications
- Susan Carle, Power as a Factor in Lawyers’ Ethical Deliberations, 35 Hofstra L. Rev. 117 (2006).
- Susan Carle, Lawyers’ Ethics and the Pursuit of Social Justice: A Critical Reader (Susan Carle, ed., N.Y.U Press Critical America Series 2005).
- Susan Carle, Theorizing Agency, 55 Am. U. L. Rev. 307 (2005).
- Susan Carle, Race, Class, and Legal Ethics in the Early NAACP (1910-1920), 20 L. & Hist. Rev. 97 (2002).
- Susan Carle, Re-Valuing Lawyering for Middle Income Clients, 70 Fordham L. Rev. 719 (2001).
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More Publications...
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- Susan Carle, T. Thomas Fortune and the Making of the American Lawyer as Democracy Builder, __ Fordham L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2009).
- Susan Carle, Structuring Integrity, __ Cornell L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2008).
- Susan Carle, Progressive Lawyering in Politically Depressing Times: Can New Models for Institutional Self-reform Achieve More Effective Structural Change?, 30 Harv. J. L. & Gender 323 (2007).
- Susan Carle, Acknowledging Informal Power Dynamics in the Workplace: A Proposal for Further Development of the Vicarious Liability Doctrine in Sexual Harassment Cases, 14 Duke J. Gender L. & Policy 85 (2006).
- Susan Carle, What Roberts Argued: Points of View Commentary and Analysis, Leg. Times (Aug. 1, 2005).
- Susan Carle, Legal Ethics and the NAACP, in Lawyers' Ethics and the Pursuit of Social Justice (Susan Carle, ed., N.Y.U. Press Critical America Series 2005).
- Susan Carle, The Effect of Context on Practice (Book Review), 52 Buff. L. Rev. 1347 (2005).
- Susan Carle, How Should We Theorize Class Interests in Thinking About Professional Regulation?, 12 Cornell J. L. & Pub. Policy 571 (2003).
- Susan Carle, John Dewey and the Legal Realists, 12 Advoc. 29 (2003).
- Susan Carle, Critical Perspectives on the Legal Profession in England and Wales (Book Review), 17 Geo. J. Leg. Ethics 165 (2003).
- Susan Carle, Elite Privilege and Public Interest Lawyering (Response to Comments of Prof. David Wilkins), 20 L. & Hist. Rev. 153 (2002).
- Susan Carle, From Buchanan to Button: Legal Ethics and the NAACP, 8 U. Chi. Leg. Forum 281 (2001).
- Susan Carle, Re-envisioning Models for Pro Bono Lawyering: A Comparative Study of the Early NAACP and the National Consumers League, 9 Am. U. J. Gender Soc. Policy & L. 81 (2001).
- Susan Carle, Conceptions of Agency in Legal Ethics Scholarship, 70 Fordham L. Rev. 1591 (2001).
- Susan Carle, Women in Law (Book Reviews), 8 Am. U. J. Gender Soc. Policy & L. 795 (2000).
- Susan Carle, Gender in the Construction of the Lawyer’s Persona (Review Essay), 22 Harv. Women’s L.J. 239 (Spring 1999).
- Susan Carle, Lawyers' Duty to Do Justice: A New Look at the History of the 1908 Canons, 24 L. & Soc. Inquiry 1 (1999).
- Susan Carle, A Hazardous Mix: Discretion to Disclose and Incentives to Suppress Under OSHA's Hazard Communications Standard, 97 Yale L.J. 581 (1988).
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Selected Presentations
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Thinking about Lawyers’ Roles in New Governance Paradigms (Fordham Law School Legal Ethics “Shmooze”, N.Y.C., N.Y., June 3, 2008).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Structure and Integrity (Georgetown University Law Center Panel on the Work of Legal Ethicist David Luban’s, Wash., D.C., Mar. 24, 2008).
- Susan Carle & Macarena Saez, Presentation, Comparative Analysis of the Historical Development of the Law of the Chair in Chile and the U.S. (Universidad de Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Mar. 14, 2008).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Under Cover of Science: American Legal-Economic Theory and the Quest for Objectivity (Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, N.Y.C. N.Y., Jan. 2008).
- Susan Carle, Panel Moderator, Secularism and the Islamic Identity (Conference on “Turkey: At the Crossroads of Secular West and Traditional East,” American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Jan. 2008).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Legal Ethics and the NAACP: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Considerations (NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Annual Civil Rights Training Institute, Airlie House, Warrenton, Va., Nov. 15, 2007).
- Susan Carle, Invited Participant, ClassCrits: Toward a Critical Legal Analysis of Economic Inequality (Buffalo Law School and Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 2007).
- Susan Carle, Speaker, Legal Ethics Issues Related to Multi-disciplinary Practice in Representation and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (National Disabilities Rights Network Annual Conference of State Chief Executive Officers, Phoenix, Nev., Oct. 2006).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Progressive Lawyering in Politically Depressing Times: Thoughts on Susan Sturm's Democratic Experimentalist Approach to Anti-discrimination Advocacy (Harvard Women’s Law Journal Symposium, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 2006).
- Susan Carle, Commentary, Commentator on Richard T. Ford Presentation, "Playing the Race Card" (External Speakers Series, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Oct. 2006).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Forerunners of the NAACP (D.C. Area Legal History Roundtable, George Washington University, Wash., D.C., Sept. 2006).
- Susan Carle, Panelist, Promoting Scholarship within a Faculty (Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, Fla., July 2006).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Why Power, Not Justice, Should Guide Lawyers= Exercise of Ethical Discretion (Faculty Workshop Speakers Series, Northeastern School of Law, Bos., Mass., May 2006).
- Susan Carle, Plenary Speaker, Legal Ethics Issues in Union Representation (National Association of Lawyers for Education Associations, Annual Meeting, Wash., D.C., May 2006).
- Susan Carle, Paper Presentation, Why Power, Not Justice, Should Guide Lawyers' Ethical Analysis (Mid-Atlantic Clinical Theory Workshop, Howard Law School, Wash., D.C., Apr. 2006).
- Susan Carle, Session Speaker, Socio-economics and the History of Legal Thought (Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Wash., D.C., Jan. 2006).
- Susan Carle, Speaker, "Ethics Issues for Protection and Advocacy Systems’ Management As a Whole" and "When Does the Attorney/Client Relationship Begin?" (Training & Advocacy Support Center, National Disability Rights Network, Annual Skills Building Conference, San Diego, Cal., Jan. 1, 2006).
- Susan Carle, Speaker, Why Power, Not Justice, Should Guide Lawyers’ Ethical Analysis (Speakers Series, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Oct. 2005).
- Susan Carle, Speaker, Speaker, 'The Influence of Classical Pragmatism on the Early Thought of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Origins of the NAACP’s Desegregation Strategy;" "Examining Informal Structures of Power in Sexual Harassment Law;” “Regulating the Employment Relationship in Contemporary Society;” “Governance of the Workplace in Contemporary Society” (Law and Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nev., June 2005).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Ethics Issues in Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities: Who is the Client? (National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems Annual Conference, Alexandria, Va., June 2005).
- Susan Carle, Moderator, Pedagogy: The Challenges of Teaching (Legal Ethics in a New Millennium: New Practice, New Rules, New Visions, Association of American Law Schools Mid-Year Meeting, Montreal, Can., June 2005).
- Susan Carle, Poster Presentation, How Do Legal Ethics Rules Change?: A Case Study from the Early History of the NAACP (American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, Chicago, Ill., May 2005).
- Susan Carle, Poster Presentation, How Do Legal Ethics Rules Change?: A Case Study from the Early History of the NAACP (Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, S.F., Cal., Jan. 2005).
- Susan Carle, Panelist, Roundtable: Ethical Problems and Legal Rules Surrounding the Use of Lawyers= Papers as Historical Sources (American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting, Austin, Tex., Nov. 2004).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Implementing Pedagogical Objectives Through Course Management Tools (Workshop on Technology and Pedagogy Concurrent Session, Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2004).
- Susan Carle, Panelist, Defining the Practice of Law: Is It Necessary? - Is It Possible? (American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility 29th National Conference, Chicago, Ill., May 2003).
- Susan Carle, Participant, Mind, Language and Law (Invitation-only Conference Led by Philosophers from Rutgers Philosophy Department, Rutgers Law School, Camden, N.J., May 2003).
- Susan Carle, Moderator, Secret Settlements: Should the Ground Rules Be Changed? (D.C. Bar Association Annual Meeting, Wash., D.C., Mar. 2003).
- Susan Carle, Paper Presentation, How Should We Theorize Class Interests in Thinking About Professional Regulation? (Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy Symposium, Ithaca, N.Y., Nov. 2002).
- Susan Carle, Speaker, Reviving the Pragmatists' Theory of the Self (American University Washington College of Law Faculty Workshop, Wash., D.C., Oct. 2002).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, John Dewey and the Legal Realists (Panel on Reconsidering the Classics of the Sociology of Law, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chi., Ill., Aug. 2002).
- Susan Carle, Panelist, Advanced Conflicts Issues in Legal Ethics Law (Energy and Mineral Law Foundation Annual Meeting, Balt., Md., May 2002).
- Susan Carle, Presentation & Moderator, "Reviving the Pragmatists' View of the Self" and "AThe Production of Law and Legal Discourse: Theoretical Considerations" (Moderator) (Panel on Epistemic Considerations on Identities, Rights, and the State Presentation, Law and Society Association and Canadian Law and Society Association Joint Meeting, Vancouver, Can., May 2002).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Comparative Approaches to Organizing Low-Wage Workers (Peggy Browning Fund Annual Labor Law Conference, Faculty Member, George Meany Center, Silver Spring, Md., Sept. 2001).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, From Buchanan to Button: Legal Ethics and the NAACP (Part II) (History of Legal Ethics Symposium, Unviersity of Chicago Law School, Chi., Ill., Feb. 2001).
- Susan Carle, Scholarly Paper Award Presentation, From Buchanan to Button: Legal Ethics in the Early History of the NAACP, 1910-1920 (American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, S.F., Cal., Jan. 2001).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, Lawyering for Others: A Comparative Study of the Early NAACP and the National Consumers League (Washington, D.C. Roundtable on Historical Perspectives on Pro Bono Law, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Apr. 2000).
- Susan Carle, Commentator, Recharacterizing Women's Agency in Legal Theory and Practice@ (book chapters by Katherine Abrams) (Workshop on Hegemonic and Resistant Genderings, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., June 1999).
- Susan Carle, Presentation, AElite Practice Culture and the Reshaping of Legal Ethics Rules: A Case Study of the First Legal Committee of the NAACP (Law and Society Annual Meeting, Chi., Ill., May 1999).
- Susan Carle, Moderator, Litigating Work-Family Issues (Symposium on Gender, Work & Family Revisited, Villanova Law School, Villanova, Pa., Nov. 1998).
- Susan Carle, Commentator, Deconstructing the Ideal-Worker Norm in Market Work@ (book chapter by Joan Williams) (Faculty Speaker Series, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Oct. 1998).
- Susan Carle, Speaker, Reports from the Field: Reflections by Recent New Law Teachers' Alumni (Association of American Law Schools Workshop for New Law Teachers, Wash., D.C., July 1998).
- Susan Carle, Speaker, Experience As Text (Conference on Learning from Practice, Catholic University, Wash., D.C., Mar. 1998).
- Susan Carle, Commentator, The Politics of Heterosexuality (Faculty Speaker Series, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Jan. 1998).
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Selected Honors & Awards
- National Equal Justice Library Award (Distinguished Scholarship on the Subject of Equal Access to Justice Mar. 25, 2008).
