The annual Lee and Barbara D. Bearmon Lecture on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility is made possible by the generosity of Lee and Barbara Bearmon. Lee Bearmon graduated from the Law School in 1956. In 1979, after service in the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Department and a decade of private practice, Mr. Bearmon joined the Carlson Companies and worked closely with founder Curtis Carlson for forty years as the company’s Senior Vice-President, Secretary, and General Counsel. Mr. Bearmon is highly respected in the legal and business communities for providing superb leadership with respect to ethical issues as well as for his keen abilities in guiding the legal operations of a large and complex corporation. In 1999, Mr. Bearmon received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Law School.

The Bearmon lecture is designed to foster awareness, interest, thought, research, and commitment regarding this subject matter at the University of Minnesota Law School and throughout the professional lives of its graduates.