Description: In the everyday practice of law, a lawyer’s ethical obligations in any particular situation can get caught up in the rush of circumstances. Too often, these circumstances can lead to a lawyer reacting to events without fully thinking through how the Rules of Professional Conduct may apply to the lawyer’s actions. This seminar will review the legal profession’s ethical obligations as expressed in the Rules and consider how they guide a lawyer’s response to common occurrences faced by them daily.

This program will cover the following topics:

The New Client - Risks to the lawyer when considering whether to take that new client and how to avoid them.

Is it Privilege and Confidentiality, or Confidentiality and Privilege - What you can talk about and when.

A Trust Account You Can Trust - There’s more to handling clients’ money than Rule 1.15.

The Old Client - Risks to the lawyer in ending the representation and how to avoid them.

All this AND…THE QUIZ. Ten questions and ten answers addressing recent trends in legal ethics and layers’ malpractice. (The winner will receive a prize!)

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Additional savings for clients of The Bar Plan: If you have a lawyers professional liability policy through The Bar Plan, you will receive a base rate discount if you complete this risk management program. To learn more about this member benefit, contact Mark Bockius at The Bar Plan by phone 800-843-2277 x150 or email mgbockius@thebarplan.com.

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SAVE MONEY: Use the prepaid CLE credits that come with your TBA Complete Membership and take this course for free. Not a TBA member, join now to start saving.