Ethics

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• Adding Estate Planning to Your Practice: The Essentials an Attorney Must Know [incl. 1 Ethics Hour]

  Tue, April 7, 2020

  
  CLE Credits: 3 GENERAL / 1 ETHICS (or 3 LAW & LEGAL / 1 ETHICS for WA state)

  Benjamin Franklin said two things are certain: death and taxes. So, regardless of changes in the law, legal services for estate planning and probate will... Learn More...

• An Attorney’s Guide to Ethically Advising Start-Ups

  Wed, November 13, 2019

  
  CLE Credits: 2 ETHICS / PROFESSIONALISM

  The world of start-ups is an extremely exciting area of practice, in which clients generally require quite a bit of individualized attention as they try... Learn More...

• Attorneys and Privacy: Obligations Under Professional Responsibility and Model Rules of Professional Conduct

  Thu, December 12, 2019

  
  CLE Credits: 2 PROFESSIONALISM or GENERAL (or 2 LAW & LEGAL for WA state)

  Join Daniel Cotter as he provides an overview of the relevant rules of professional conduct and the changes that have recently been implemented to address... Learn More...

• Beyond the Trash Bin: Proper Disposal of Electronic Data and Social Media Issues [incl. 1 Ethics hour]

  Thu, April 30, 2020

  
  CLE Credits: 1 GENERAL / 1 ETHICS (or 1 LAW & LEGAL / 1 ETHICS for WA state), 1.0 TECHNOLOGY / 1.0 ETHICS for FL, IL, and NC

  Retention and disposition of electronic information are, in a sense, different sides of the same coin. Organizations must decide what should be retained as a... Learn More...

• Disputes Between Employers and Employees Involving Electronic Information and Social Media and Attorneys’ Ethical Use of Social Media

  Tue, June 23, 2020

  
  CLE Credits: 1 GENERAL / 1 ETHICS (or 1 LAW & LEGAL / 1 ETHICS for WA state)

  Electronic information is ubiquitous in the workplace. The use and misuse of electronic information, including social media, can lead to disputes between employers and employees.... Learn More...

• Drafting Irrevocable Trusts to Preserve Medicaid and VA Benefits [incl. 1 Ethics hour]

  Fri, June 12, 2020

  
  CLE Credits: 1.0 GENERAL / 1.0 ETHICS (or 1.0 LAW & LEGAL / 1.0 ETHICS for WA state)

  Special needs trusts, supplemental needs trusts, income only trusts, and other types of irrevocable trust planning can be used to provide for a family member... Learn More...

• Effective Strategies for Ethically Dealing with Bullies in the Practice of Law

  Thu, April 2, 2020

  
  CLE Credits: 1.5 ETHICS

  Unfortunately, too many attorneys mistakenly believe that they have to take zealous advocacy to the extreme by engaging in bullying, hostile, abusive and unprofessional conduct.... Learn More...

• Essential Ethics for Solos and Small Firms

  Thu, December 26, 2019

  
  CLE Credits: 2 ETHICS

  In just two hours, you will learn (1) the technical requirements of any fee agreement, (2) methods for determining a reasonable fee, (3) helpful fee... Learn More...

• Ethical Billing Made Simple: Tips to Use & Traps to Avoid for Client Trust Accounts, Fees, and Retainers

  Mon, February 10, 2020

  
  CLE Credits: 2 ETHICS

  Handling fees, retainers, and trust accounts is not only essential to running a successful practice, but is also one of the lifelines on which practices... Learn More...

• Ethical Challenges in Attorney-Client Relationships

  Mon, November 18, 2019

  
  CLE Credits: 3 ETHICS / PROFESSIONALISM

  This program will examine the ethical standards that apply under the Model Rules and the Federal Rules when defining the “Attorney – Client” Relationship. The... Learn More...

• Ethical Fees, Fee Agreements, Billing, and Trust Accounting

  Mon, April 6, 2020

  
  CLE Credits: 2 ETHICS

  In this course, attorneys can expect to learn the rules that govern billing and fee collection processes, best practices counsel can use while complying with... Learn More...

• Ethics and eDiscovery: Why and How NOT to “Leave it to the techies”

  Tue, August 27, 2019

  
  CLE Credits: 1 GENERAL and 1 ETHICS (or 1 LAW & LEGAL and 1 ETHICS for WA state), 1.0 TECHNOLOGY / 1.0 ETHICS for FL, IL, and NC

  “Leave it to the techies” is no longer an acceptable strategy for ethical eDiscovery. Attorneys under ABA Model Rule 1.1 bear a duty to provide... Learn More...