Register today for 2.0 Florida Bar Ethics Credits & 1.5 Georgia Bar Ethics Credits!

Benefits:

Ethical and professionalism issues arise during many facets of an attorney's professional life. Knowledge of these issues enables attorneys and legal professionals to best represent clients and mitigate adverse consequences of ethical violations. The recent softening of the financial markets has further underscored the pressing need for professionalism in the practice of law. This 24/7 on-demand seminar & podcast will provide an overview of typical ethical issues affecting common practices, as well as means to address and resolve these issues. Our three distinguished panelists include two Florida state judges and former counsel to the Florida Bar, who handled bar grievances and discipline. The seminar also includes a question and answer session in which some commonly asked questions on ethics and professionalism.

Agenda:

Judge Ella Davis on Ethics & Professionalism in Practice

1. Civil Treatment of Judicial Staff and Clerks

2. Respect between the Bench and Bar

3. Scheduling, Continuances, and Extensions of Time

4. Written Submissions to the Court

5. Communicating with Opposing Parties and Counsel

6. Trial Conduct and Courtroom Demeanor

7. Settlements & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Judge Charles Kahn, Jr. on Relationships & Professionalism between the Bench and Bar

1. Need for Disclosure

2. Lawyer Representing or Opposing Judge

3. Participation in Voluntary or Special Interest Bar Association

4. Judge's Duty Concerning Attorney Misconduct

5. Conflicts of Interest

Elizabeth S. Conan on Avoiding Bar Grievances, Professionalism Today, Disciplinary Actions, and Disputes with Clients

1. Overview of Bar Grievance and Disciplinary Process

2. Avoiding Complaints from Clients

3. Client Development

4. Avoiding Complaints from Your Peers and the Bar

5. Mergers and Dissolutions of Law Firm

6. Fee Disputes

7. Bringing Suit against Client for Fees

Question & Answer Session

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. Judge Charles Kahn, Jr. has served on the Florida First District Court of Appeal since June, 1991, and is a former Chief Judge of the court. Before his appointment to the court, he had a trial and appellate practice with Levin, Middlebrooks, Thomas, Mayes and Mitchell in Pensacola, Florida for 12 years. He received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from the University of Florida. Judge Kahn has served on the education faculty of the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, the Florida Conference of County Judges, the Florida Conference of Administrative Law Judges, the College of Judicial Conduct Organizations of the American Judicature Society, and as an adjunct professor of Professional Responsibility at the Florida State University College of Law.

Judge Kahn has twice chaired the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, and has chaired the Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, the Florida Bar Judicial Administration and Evaluation Committee, and the District Court of Appeal Budget Commission. In 2000-2002, he chaired the Florida Supreme Court Workgroup on Public Records in the Judicial Branch. He presently chairs the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Branch Records Management, and serves on the Appellate Court Technology Committee. He is a former president of the William Stafford Tallahassee American Inn of Court, and currently is president-elect of the First District Appellate American Inn of Court. He is recipient of the 2009 Education for Justice Award of the Florida Law Related Education Association. Judge Kahn is the author of "But I'm a Friend of the Court" and Other Predicaments, 76 FLA. B.J. 10 (2002).

2. Elizabeth S. Conan worked as staff counsel with the Orlando Branch Office of The Florida Bar from July 1999 to March 2006, and has devoted her sole practice to Florida bar defense and admissions since then. She is a secretary of the Florida Association of Bar Defense Lawyers and a new member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. She earned a B.A. from Michigan State University and a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law, where she served on the Moot Court Board. Ms. Conan began her law practice as a criminal defense trial and appellate attorney with the Office of the Orange County Public Defender in Orlando, Florida. Ms. Conan has spoken throughout the state on ethical considerations in the practice of law.

3. Judge Ella Jane P. Davis is a Division of Administrative Hearings Administrative Law Judge, a position she has held for 25 years. Prior to her appointment, she served on the Second Circuit Grievance Committee, The Florida Bar CLE Committee, and as education chair of the Workers' Compensation Section. She is a certified circuit and county court mediator and has completed the Supreme Court Arbitration Training Program. Judge Davis received her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and a law degree from the Florida State University College of Law. She is the author of Thoughts on the "Emperor Complex," the "Scorched Earth Policy," and Lawyer Professionalism, 70 FLA. B.J. 30 (1999).

Only registered attendees will receive CLE credit for attending this course.

You will receive an on-demand downloadable seminar & podcast, accompanying materials, and information to report the CLE credits as soon as you register with a credit card or when we process your check.

APPROVED for 1.5 California Bar CLE Credits (including 1.5 Ethics credits), 2.0 Florida Bar CLE Credits (including 2.0 ETHICS credits), and 1.5 Georgia Bar CLE Credits (including 1.5 Ethics & 0.5 Professionalism credits).

Who should attend?
Attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals.

Registration includes electronic copy of course materials.

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