Broadcast Date: Monday, January 25, 2021
from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (ET)
Overview:
Ethics plays a crucial role in the legal industry. Because they are expected to uphold their integrity and professional responsibility at all times, lawyers must not only be critical about their actions but also mindful and proactive in understanding the ins and outs of legal ethics. Failure to abide by the rules of professional conduct could pose serious reputational damages, suspension of law license, and disbarment.
In a LIVE Webcast, legal ethics attorneys Dennis L. Kennedy (Bailey Kennedy) and Randy Johnston (Johnston Tobey Baruch) will present the audience with a comprehensive discussion of the current and emerging trends, developments, and critical issues in legal ethics. Speakers will also discuss common ethical dilemmas and share best compliance practices to mitigate pitfalls.
Key topics include:
- Trends and Updates in Ethics Laws
- Professional Responsibilities
- Common Ethical Dilemmas in the Legal Industry
- Avoiding Ethical Traps
- Best Compliance Practices
- 2021 Outlook
Credit:
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast (CLE)
Prerequisite:
None
Course Code:
149320
NY Category of CLE Credit:
Ethics and Professionalism
Total Credit:
1.0 CLE
How to Claim CLE Credits Per State:
https://knowledgewebcasts.com/how-to-claim-cle-credits-per-state/
CLE State Requirements:
https://knowledgewebcasts.com/cle-state-requirements/
CPE State Requirements:
Speaker Panel:
Dennis L. Kennedy, Partner
Bailey Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy is a partner in the firm of Bailey❖Kennedy. Before that, he was a partner in Nevada’s largest law firm (1975-2005) where he was chairman of the firm’s Health Care Practice Group. He represents a wide range of businesses and professionals in the assertion and defense of their rights. Mr. Kennedy practices primarily in general commercial litigation, health care and insurance law, and professional liability. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nathan Adelson Hospice.
Randy Johnston, Founder and Shareholder
Johnston Tobey Baruch
Randy Johnston is the author of the book Robbed at Pen Point. He concentrates his law practice on legal malpractice and professional liability. He is a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He served as an adjunct professor of law in 2015 at the UNT School of Law where he taught Professional Responsibility. He was the 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year for the Dallas Bar Assoc. and received the 2017 Jim Bowmer Professionalism Award from the Texas Bar College.
Agenda:
SEGMENT 1:
Dennis L. Kennedy, Partner
Bailey Kennedy
- Ethics Issues for lawyers practicing remotely from a state where they are not licensed.
- Personal relationships and their attendant ethics issues.
- The rules about making threats.
- Outsourcing Work: Be Careful.
- Responding to negative on-line reviews: Think twice. Then don’t respond.
SEGMENT 2:
Randy Johnston, Founder and Shareholder
Johnston Tobey Baruch
- COVID trials – something new under the sun
- Conflicts representing entities – some things never change
- Sex with clients – some things never change!
- Representing couples – who do you trust?
Date & Time:
Monday, January 25, 2021
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (ET)
Who Should Attend:
- Lawyers
- Legal Assistants
- Paralegals
- Law Clerks
- Law Office Managers
SPEAKERS
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