Tigran W. Eldred
Senior Lecturer
BA, Georgetown University
JD, Fordham Law School
Biography
Tigran Eldred is a Senior Lecturer in the Academic Enrichment Program. Previously, he taught in various settings, including most recently as a Professor at New England Law Boston, where he taught Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, and Legal Ethics, among other courses. He also served as a Clinical Professor at Hofstra Law School and at Lewis & Clark Law School, and as an Acting Assistant Professor in the Lawyering Program at New York University Law School. His scholarship focuses on the regulation of lawyers, with emphasis on the behavioral aspects of decision-making. His co-authored book, Beyond the Rules: Behavioral Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, was published in 2021. Prior to teaching, he worked as a public defender at the Legal Aid Society in New York City, as a human rights advocate at the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, and as a civil rights lawyer. He earned his JD from Fordham Law School and BA from Georgetown University.
- Profile Types
- Academic Enrichment Office, Faculty, Lecturers & Adjunct Professors, and Part-Time Faculty
- Areas of Interest
- Legal Ethics
Publications
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Tigran W. Eldred & David M. Siegel, The Perverse Effects of Mandatory Judicial Reporting to Bar Authorities of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Determinations 77 The Washington University Journal of Law & Policy (2025)
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Tigran W. Eldred & Molly J. Walker Wilson, Innovative Approaches to On-Demand Continuing Legal Education Ethics Training: A Case Study 72 Journal of Legal Education (2024)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Chapter 11: Revisiting Stanley Milgram's Obedience to Authority: An engaged followership perspective on legal ethics, in Leading Works in Legal Ethics (Julian Webb,2023)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Judicial Impartiality in an Empirical Era 70 Florida Law Review Forum (2019)
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David M. Siegel & Tigran W. Eldred, The Established Continuing Duty 25 The Professional Lawyer (2018)
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David M. Siegel & Tigran W. Eldred, The Continuing Duty in Reality: A Preliminary Empirical Look 55 American Criminal Law Review Online (2018)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Moral Courage in Indigent Defense 51 New England Law Review (2016)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Insights from Psychology: Teaching Behavioral Legal Ethics as a Core Element of Professional Responsibility 2016 Michigan State Law Review (2016)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Book Review: Fact and Fiction: The Hanging Judge by Michael Ponsor 48 New England Law Review Forum (2014)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Prescriptions for Ethical Blindness: Improving Advocacy for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases 65 Rutgers Law Review (2013)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Motivation Matters: Guideline 10.13 and Other Mechanisms for Preventing Lawyers from Surrendering to Self-Interest in Responding to Allegations of Ineffective Assistance in Death Penalty Cases 42 Hofstra Law Review (2013)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Exploring Tunnel Vision 16 Legal Ethics (2013)
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Tigran W. Eldred, The Psychology of Conflicts of Interest in Criminal Cases 58 University of Kansas Law Review (2009)
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Tigran W. Eldred & Thomas Schoenherr, The Lawyer's Duty of Public Service: More than Charity? 96 West Virginia Law Review (1994)
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Tigran W. Eldred, Amplifying Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union: The Proper Scope of De Novo Appellate Review in Public Person Defamation Cases De Novo Appellate Review in Public Person Defamation Cases 57 Fordham Law Review (1989)
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Activities & Engagements
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