Program Details
2026-04-28 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-04-28 13:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm ESTPanelists examine the ABA Model Rules governing criminal representation, exploring how core ethical duties—loyalty, confidentiality, and competence—form the constitutional foundation of a defendant’s right to conflict-free counsel.
Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Professional Development Committee
Brian L. TannebaumKeith SwisherHonorable James E. Marner 1:20 pm - 1:40 pm ESTPanelists identify how conflicts of interest emerge during criminal proceedings and outline the shared responsibilities of defense attorneys, prosecutors, and courts to recognize and address these issues before they compromise representation.
Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Professional Development Committee
Brian L. TannebaumKeith SwisherHonorable James E. Marner 1:40 pm - 2:00 pm ESTPanelists walk through proven conflict resolution strategies, including how to properly conduct ex parte hearings, document the process, and obtain meaningful informed consent from clients to preserve case integrity and judgment finality.
Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Professional Development Committee
Brian L. TannebaumKeith SwisherHonorable James E. MarnerBrian Tannebaum is the founder of Tannebaum Law in Miami, Florida, where he represents lawyers, judges, law students, and law firms in ethics and criminal matters in state and federal courts. Now in his 30th year of practice, Brian has been described in print as “the lawyer that lawyers go to when they find themselves in hot water” — a characterization that captures the trust and reputation he has built as one of Florida’s most prominent professional responsibility and criminal defense practitioners. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, named one of the top 100 lawyers in Miami by Super Lawyers, and is the author of The Practice: Brutal Truths about Lawyers and Lawyering, published by the American Bar Association. He is a Certified Sommelier outside the courtroom.
Professor Keith Swisher directs the Bachelor of Law and Master of Legal Studies Programs at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he teaches legal ethics and procedure. In addition to his academic role, he serves as ethics counsel and expert witness to lawyers, law firms, and judges, and represents indigent defendants in the Ninth Circuit. His scholarship is regularly published and cited in the areas of legal and judicial ethics and disqualification, and he previously founded and edited the first blogs on judicial ethics and lawyer disqualification. He is a former member of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility and the Editorial Board of ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct. In 2011, he received the ABA’s Rosner & Rosner Young Lawyer Professionalism Award, and in 2016, he received the AJC’s Learned Hand Emerging Leadership Award. He previously clerked for the Ninth Circuit (Judge Canby) and practiced at Osborn Maledon in Phoenix.
The Honorable James E. Marner is a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Arizona, based in Tucson, appointed to the federal bench on April 2, 2025, for an eight-year term. Before his federal appointment, Judge Marner served as a judge for the Pima County, Arizona Superior Court from 2012 to 2025 — a 13-year tenure on the state trial bench during which he presided over a broad range of civil and criminal matters. Prior to taking the bench, he served as a trial attorney at the King County Prosecutor’s Office in Seattle, Washington, and then spent 15 years as a civil trial attorney in Pima County, Arizona — building a litigation record on both the criminal prosecution and civil trial sides before transitioning to the judiciary.
Brian Tannebaum is the founder of Tannebaum Law in Miami, Florida, where he represents lawyers, judges, law students, and law firms in ethics and criminal matters in state and federal courts. Now in his 30th year of practice, Brian has been described in print as “the lawyer that lawyers go to when they find themselves in hot water” — a characterization that captures the trust and reputation he has built as one of Florida’s most prominent professional responsibility and criminal defense practitioners. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, named one of the top 100 lawyers in Miami by Super Lawyers, and is the author of The Practice: Brutal Truths about Lawyers and Lawyering, published by the American Bar Association. He is a Certified Sommelier outside the courtroom.
Professor Keith Swisher directs the Bachelor of Law and Master of Legal Studies Programs at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he teaches legal ethics and procedure. In addition to his academic role, he serves as ethics counsel and expert witness to lawyers, law firms, and judges, and represents indigent defendants in the Ninth Circuit. His scholarship is regularly published and cited in the areas of legal and judicial ethics and disqualification, and he previously founded and edited the first blogs on judicial ethics and lawyer disqualification. He is a former member of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility and the Editorial Board of ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct. In 2011, he received the ABA’s Rosner & Rosner Young Lawyer Professionalism Award, and in 2016, he received the AJC’s Learned Hand Emerging Leadership Award. He previously clerked for the Ninth Circuit (Judge Canby) and practiced at Osborn Maledon in Phoenix.
The Honorable James E. Marner is a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Arizona, based in Tucson, appointed to the federal bench on April 2, 2025, for an eight-year term. Before his federal appointment, Judge Marner served as a judge for the Pima County, Arizona Superior Court from 2012 to 2025 — a 13-year tenure on the state trial bench during which he presided over a broad range of civil and criminal matters. Prior to taking the bench, he served as a trial attorney at the King County Prosecutor’s Office in Seattle, Washington, and then spent 15 years as a civil trial attorney in Pima County, Arizona — building a litigation record on both the criminal prosecution and civil trial sides before transitioning to the judiciary.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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