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Scott Cummings is the Robert Henigson Professor of Legal Ethics at the UCLA School of Law. His research focuses on the legal profession, legal ethics, access to justice, and local government law. He directs the UCLA Program on Legal Ethics and the Profession and is a member of the UCLA David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. Recent fellowships include a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship to study lawyers' roles in democratic backsliding and a 2021 Fulbright Distinguished Chair appointment.
His 2025 lecture at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights explores how lawyers sometimes undermine democratic institutions, drawing on U.S. examples. He has been recognized for teaching excellence and serves as a thought leader on legal ethics in modern challenges.
