CIA Inspectors General Discuss Practicing Intelligence, Homeland Security Law

From the invitation to an event hosted by the Catholic University Law School:

“The rules governing legal ethics and professional responsibility are relatively straightforward. They govern an attorney’s relationship with a client, with the courts, and with fellow attorneys. There are clearly understood penalties for disregarding them.

But what of the government lawyer who practices in the field of national security or intelligence? Who is the client for an attorney whose work may be classified? How do rules of loyalty and confidentiality, for example, apply in that context? What are the professional and moral implications of legal practice within sensitive or national security issues?

“Frederick Hitz served as Inspector General of the CIA from 1990 until May 1998. He is best known for his role in investigating the CIA’s involvement in the alleged cocaine trafficking in the U.S. during the Reagan administration. L. Britt Snider was formerly inspector general at the Central Intelligence Agency. In that role, he was responsible for managing audits, inspections, evaluations and investigations. He served as the staff director of the 9/11 Congressional Inquiry before his resignation in 2002. Mike Sheehy served the House of Representatives for more than thirty years as an attorney specializing in intelligence matters, including national security advisor for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”

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