In spring 2025 the Trump Administration targeted a number of elite law firms in retaliation for their prior representation of the President’s political opponents. The Administration demanded information and influence over firms’ attorney hiring practices and client representations, in addition to significant pro bono legal services on matters selected by the Administration.

When several of these firms agreed to settlements a wave of young attorneys chose to resign in public protest, making national news. All made a choice that they knew would, in part, define their professional and personal identities going forward.

Five of these “loud quitters” will join the community for a forum about their decision-making process, the aftermath, and how they think about these matters now.

The forum is an offshoot of Tuck Professor Josh Lewis’s Tuck course Moral Reasoning, and he will moderate the session. Russel Muirhead, the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics, will introduce the evening, putting the event into context.

Several of the Loud Quitters will be in person, and they are looking forward to engaging with Tuck and Dartmouth students in smaller events the following day. All these discussions will explore moral agency, reasoning in high stakes situations, and the realities of working in professional institutions.

Sponsors
Professor Josh Lewis
The Tuck Center for Business, Government and Society
The Dartmouth Ethics Institute
The Rockefeller Center for Public Policy
Dartmouth Political Economy Project
Dartmouth Dialogues

Dartmouth Political Economy Project