Attorneys will learn how to determine applicable ethical rules when conduct implicates multiple jurisdictions imposing inconsistent obligations, including home-state, host-state, and conflict-of-law approaches under Model Rule 8.5.
Attorneys will gain practical methods for identifying governing ethics frameworks in litigation and international arbitration, including the contractarian approach prioritizing party selection, institutional rules, and contract law.
Attorneys will learn how to determine applicable ethical rules when conduct implicates multiple jurisdictions imposing inconsistent obligations, including home-state, host-state, and conflict-of-law approaches under Model Rule 8.5.
Attorneys will gain practical methods for identifying governing ethics frameworks in litigation and international arbitration, including the contractarian approach prioritizing party selection, institutional rules, and contract law.
Agenda
Session 1
Conflicts Of Ethical Rules in Multi-Jurisdictional Practice
Session 2
“Double Deontology” and Exposure to Inconsistent Obligations
Session 3
“Inequality of Arms” Arising from Differing Ethical Constraints
Session 4
Divergences in Specific Areas
Session 5
Approaches to Determining the Applicable Rules
Session 6
International Arbitration as a Case Study
Session 7
Introduction of the Contractarian Approach and Its Practical Implications
1:00 pm - 1:05 pm EST
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Explores conflicts between ethical rules governing lawyers practicing across jurisdictions, focusing on how differing professional standards create uncertainty, risk, and strategic challenges, requiring careful navigation to maintain compliance, protect clients, and avoid disciplinary exposure in cross-border representations in modern practice.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
1:05 pm - 1:15 pm EST
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Examines the concept of “double deontology” where lawyers face simultaneous duties under multiple ethical systems, exposing them to inconsistent obligations and potential liability, and highlighting the tension between competing professional standards in transnational legal practice contexts and global enforcement environments.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
1:15 pm - 1:25 pm EST
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Analyzes the “inequality of arms” that arises when opposing counsel operate under different ethical constraints, affecting litigation strategy, fairness, and advocacy limits, and raising concerns about procedural balance and the integrity of adversarial proceedings across jurisdictions in cross border settings.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
1:25 pm - 1:35 pm EST
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Addresses divergences in key areas including witness preparation, client communications and confidentiality, and relations among counsel, illustrating how varying ethical rules shape permissible conduct, strategic choices, and professional responsibilities in cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional representations in complex international practice environments.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
1:35 pm - 1:45 pm EST
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Explores approaches to determining applicable ethical rules, including home-state and host-state frameworks, as well as conflict-of-law analyses under Model Rule 8.5, emphasizing practical considerations for resolving uncertainty and managing cross-border professional responsibility issues effectively in diverse legal systems and contexts.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
1:45 pm - 1:55 pm EST
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Uses international arbitration as a case study, examining how ethical conflicts play out in practice within a transnational forum, where differing rules and expectations intersect, creating challenges for counsel navigating procedural fairness and professional obligations across jurisdictions and arbitral frameworks.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Introduces the contractarian approach, which allows parties and tribunals to define applicable ethical standards by agreement, and examines its practical implications for predictability, party autonomy, and harmonization of professional conduct in international legal proceedings while addressing enforceability concerns and limitations.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
SESSION I
Deposing trucking company personnel…
SESSION II
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
SESSION III
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
SESSION IV
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
speakers
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal is a dually qualified U.S. and Italian attorney whose practice bridges Civil Law and Common Law systems, with over two decades of experience advising multinational corporations, law firms, and financial institutions. She focuses on cross-border ethics, international professional responsibility, and multijurisdictional practice issues, often serving as a “lawyer for lawyers” on complex matters involving conflicts of interest, privilege, and professional-conduct compliance. As co-founder of Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC, she provides guidance on navigating overlapping legal regimes, particularly in international transactions and cross-border representation. She also contributes to advancing education in this field through her work with Technethics, an initiative dedicated to ethics, technology, and global legal compliance.
Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal is a dually qualified U.S. and Italian attorney whose practice bridges Civil Law and Common Law systems, with over two decades of experience advising multinational corporations, law firms, and financial institutions. She focuses on cross-border ethics, international professional responsibility, and multijurisdictional practice issues, often serving as a “lawyer for lawyers” on complex matters involving conflicts of interest, privilege, and professional-conduct compliance. As co-founder of Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC, she provides guidance on navigating overlapping legal regimes, particularly in international transactions and cross-border representation. She also contributes to advancing education in this field through her work with Technethics, an initiative dedicated to ethics, technology, and global legal compliance.
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Why Attend
Being an attorney is hard enough without the bookkeeping/IOLTA nonsense. Ready to keep more of what you earn? Whether you’re launching a new law practice or been in your own practice for forty years, this program is your roadmap to slashing your tax bill and building real wealth. Want to write off that second home, or discover how to deduct your vacation? In this dynamic, eye-opening session, civil and criminal tax controversy attorney Eric Green will walk you through often-overlooked strategies to dramatically cut taxes, increase deductions, and protect your law practice from IRS audit adjustments. You’ll walk away armed with actionable insights you can put to work immediately and easily earn back 8-10X what you invested in this seminar!
The program will cover not just how to deduct these expenses but what documentation you need to maintain to make sure you are audit proof if Uncle Sam comes calling!
In this new expanded webinar, Eric and Leighanne will review other benefits like converting your practice to an S Corporation, retirement planning and discuss apps that can help tie all this together and make your record keeping a breeze!
Who Should Attend:
Don’t miss this opportunity to transform the way you think about taxes—and take home the tools you need to save thousands year after year.
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Closed-captioning available
2025-09-05 13:00:00
This program begins with the foundations of generative AI, introducing large language models and transformer architecture, then moves into practical applications for legal professionals. Participants will learn how to design and deploy custom GPTs in OpenAI and build agent-based automations in Microsoft Copilot, both of which enable legal teams to streamline repetitive work across transactional matters, litigation management, and broader legal operations. The program also highlights how to use OpenAI projects and Microsoft’s integrated tools to scale and organize AI-driven efficiencies across the legal function.
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Date / Time: December 19, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2025-10-30 14:00:00
Session I – Considerations: Revocable vs. Irrevocable – Georgia Bender
In this session, attorney Georgia Bender will present a brief analysis of the structures and considerations involved in revocable and irrevocable trusts and when each type of trust may be appropriate. Next, Ms. Bender will go into a broad discussion of revocable trusts and the advantages they bring in flexibility of administration, probate avoidance, and estate tax planning. She’ll then review who might be an ideal candidate for this type of trust.
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Session II – Irrevocable Trusts and Trust Administration – Joseph Donohue
In this session, Attorney Joseph Donohue will review four common types of irrevocable trusts and the contexts in which they are best used. Next, Mr. Donohue will offer some helpful drafting tips for trusts. Lastly, he will dive into topics surrounding trust administration from tax reporting to key phases, avoiding trust contests, and drafting documents to protect your fiduciary clients.
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Date / Time: December 11, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2026-05-08 14:00:00
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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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