2021 October Brown Bag Luncheon: Why Business and Professional Ethics Matter

Pack a lunch and join us on Zoom! 
 
Why Business and Professional Ethics Matter presented by Jason L. Carter
It is almost a certainty that someone will encounter an ethical dilemma at some point in his or her professional life. How you handle the dilemma depends on your business and professional ethics. These ethics set the standard for how your business is conducted and define the value system of how you operate in the marketplace and within your organization.

Jason L. Carter is the Executive Director of Legal Services and Institutional Equity & Deputy General Counsel at Cuyahoga Community College.

Jason has been a practicing attorney for 10+ years. Assistant County Prosecutor in the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, where he represented the County in criminal litigation, client and case preparation, pretrial, mediation and trials. Jason also served as the Assistant Law Director and Prosecutor for the City of Euclid. In this role, he served as Counsel for the City of Euclid Planning and Zoning Commission and the Civil Service Commission; negotiated cell tower leases, land contracts and labor contracts on behalf of the City; advised the City of Euclid Police Department and administrative departments. Jason served in private practice as General Counsel to various small to medium businesses in areas of formation, litigation, contracts and employment disputes; represented administrative and tenured professors in employment negotiations; litigated in the areas of criminal defense, civil, commercial and contract disputes; provided representation to clients in municipal, county, trial and appellant cases; mediated and pursued complaints before the EEOC; and negotiated buyouts, settlements and other matters related to civil litigation, personal injury and employment disputes. Jason received an Associate of Arts from Richland Community College in Dallas Texas and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and a Minor in Psychology. He obtained is law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

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