From an initial client interview to completing a representation, a lawyer’s duty of communication with a client creates on-going potential for ethics missteps and legal malpractice liability. Learn what you can do to effectively meet this important attorney-client duty.
Course Schedule
Hour One - The QUIZ – A potpourri of the hottest topics in legal malpractice and ethics, and what you need to know to protect yourself from novel malpractice risks and ethics complaints.
Hour Two – A look at Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 1.4 Communication and 1.0 Terminology and how these Rules establish the contours of required client communication.
Hour Three – The Lawyer’s Duty of Communication, continued, with an examination of real-world communication issues.
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This program will be filed for Tennessee CLE credit. Please email a request to cle@tnbar.org for Georgia and Mississippi CLE credit.
Presenter was, to say the least, knowledgeable and engaging. When you listen to someone for three hours that is very helpful
Excellent speaker.
I learned several key points to address within my client contract as well as tips on how to communicate with my clients.
I found the review of the Five Habits: Building Cross-Cultural Competence most helpful and generally appreciate the rule-based review and comprehensiveness of the presentation.