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2026-07-15 13:00:00
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Course Overview
2026-07-15 13:00:00
1.5h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1.5
This session establishes how prospective-client status forms under Model Rule 1.18 and what confidentiality and conflict-avoidance duties attach on formation. Attorneys examine imputation mechanics, ABA Formal Opinions 492, 506, and 510, and the consequences of unstructured intake.
Amy G. McClurg
Amber Bevacqua-Lynott
Joseph A. CorsmeierCovering conflict screening under Rules 1.7, 1.9, and 1.10, this session addresses current-client, former-client, and imputed conflicts plus lateral screening. Attorneys learn confirmed-in-writing consent, the surviving hot-potato doctrine, and audit trails that defeat disqualification motions and malpractice claims.
Amy G. McClurg
Amber Bevacqua-Lynott
Joseph A. CorsmeierThis session frames the ethics of AI-powered intake tools, including supervisory duties under Rule 5.3 and Opinion 512, data safeguards under Rule 1.6(c), and exposure under CCPA, BIPA, and ADA Title III. Attorneys build vendor diligence and supervision policies.
Amy G. McClurg
Amber Bevacqua-Lynott
Joseph A. Corsmeier
Thompson Hine LLP

Buchalter

Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A.

Thompson Hine LLP
Amy G. McClurg is Assistant Counsel in Thompson Hine LLP’s Office of General Counsel, where she focuses on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and the business of law. She advises on substantive ethics questions, privilege and liability issues, business intake conflicts, outside counsel guidelines, and ethical screens. Working at the intersection of professional responsibility and business litigation, she is a trusted resource on the ethical questions that arise throughout a client relationship.

Buchalter
Amber Bevacqua-Lynott is Of Counsel at Buchalter and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Professional Responsibility Group, practicing across its Portland, San Diego, and Seattle offices. Her practice centers on legal ethics, risk management, and discipline defense, serving as outside counsel to attorneys, licensed professionals, law firms, and in-house legal departments. She advises on conflicts, confidentiality, malpractice, and fee issues, and represents professionals before regulatory authorities and bar associations on licensing, character and fitness, and disciplinary matters.

Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A.
Joseph A. Corsmeier is the owner of the Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A., in Palm Harbor, Florida, where he concentrates on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and discipline defense. He represents lawyers in disciplinary matters before The Florida Bar and applicants before the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, defends licensed professionals before state agencies and boards, and provides expert analysis on attorney ethics, malpractice, conflicts of interest, and fees, including expert testimony in state and federal court.

Thompson Hine LLP
Amy G. McClurg is Assistant Counsel in Thompson Hine LLP’s Office of General Counsel, where she focuses on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and the business of law. She advises on substantive ethics questions, privilege and liability issues, business intake conflicts, outside counsel guidelines, and ethical screens. Working at the intersection of professional responsibility and business litigation, she is a trusted resource on the ethical questions that arise throughout a client relationship.

Buchalter
Amber Bevacqua-Lynott is Of Counsel at Buchalter and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Professional Responsibility Group, practicing across its Portland, San Diego, and Seattle offices. Her practice centers on legal ethics, risk management, and discipline defense, serving as outside counsel to attorneys, licensed professionals, law firms, and in-house legal departments. She advises on conflicts, confidentiality, malpractice, and fee issues, and represents professionals before regulatory authorities and bar associations on licensing, character and fitness, and disciplinary matters.

Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A.
Joseph A. Corsmeier is the owner of the Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A., in Palm Harbor, Florida, where he concentrates on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and discipline defense. He represents lawyers in disciplinary matters before The Florida Bar and applicants before the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, defends licensed professionals before state agencies and boards, and provides expert analysis on attorney ethics, malpractice, conflicts of interest, and fees, including expert testimony in state and federal court.
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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