Best Practices and Ethics in the Profession: Being a Lawyer's Lawyer
June 2018
Best Practices and Ethics in the Profession: Being a Lawyer's Lawyer
Sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association Lawyers' Professional Liability Committee
Co-Sponsored by ALPS Corporation
Learning Objectives:
- National and Local Trends in Legal Malpractice
- Cybersecurity: How to Keep the Hackers and Malpractice Liability at Bay
- Colorado Legal Cannabis, the Cole Memo, and Practicing Ethically Anyway
- The Intersection of Ethics and Social Media
- Sexual Harassment, Gender Inequality and Legal Ethics
Featuring
A Judges' Roundtable: Professionalism and Correcting Errors in the Courtroom
Presented by:
Honorable Justice Richard Gabriel, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Marcia Krieger, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Colorado
Honorable Chief Justice Nancy Rice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Elizabeth Starrs, District Court Judge, 2nd Judicial District
Honorable Scott Varholak, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Colorado
Program Description:
As a practicing attorney, you need to know about the national and local trends in legal malpractice. You also need to know how to prevent cybercrime, and how to minimize your exposure to liability. Computer experts often say, “It's not IF you're going to get hacked, but WHEN.” How are you to practice ethically in a state like Colorado, where state law says marijuana is legal, but federal law states it's still a crime? Which way do you turn when you find yourself at the intersection of ethics and social media?
This year has seen a turning point in facing the issues of sexual harassment, gender inequality and legal ethics. How can we as an ethical profession find ways to close the gender pay disparity gap? Listen in on this insightful panel, including the Honorable Chief Justice Nancy Rice, as they will discuss sexual harassment challenges, the #TimesUp and #MeToo movement, the EEOC lawsuit over pay disparities for women professors at University of Denver Sturm College of Law, the Ogletree Deakins gender discrimination lawsuit and related issues.
DON'T MISS the Judges' Roundtable on Correcting Errors in the Courtroom!
The Panel will discuss maintaining professionalism in an adversarial system and why professionalism matters, from increasing your ability to serve your client to instilling the public's trust and confidence in the legal profession. The panel will also discuss errors in litigation, methods of correcting errors and preserving the record.
Find out the answers to these compelling questions and more at this one-day ethics program.
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Agenda
8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am
Welcome and Introduction
9:10am
National and Local Trends in Legal Malpractice
Presented by Troy Rackham, Esq., and Kim Noble, J.D., CPCU, RPLU, Senior Vice President of Underwriting, ArgoPro Lawyers Professional Liability Group
10:00 am
Networking Break
10:10 am
Cybersecurity: How to Keep the Hackers and Malpractice Liability at Bay
Cybercrime Prevention; Liability Exposure and Insurance Considerations
Presented by Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq., Risk Manager, ALPS Corporation
11:00 am
Colorado Legal Cannabis, the Cole Memo, and Practicing Ethically Anyway
Presented by Michael McConnell, Esq.
11:50am
Lunch on Your Own
1:00pm
The Intersection of Ethics and Social Media
Presented by Amy DeVan, Esq.
1:50pm
Sexual Harassment, Gender Inequality and Legal Ethics
How can we as an ethical profession find ways to close the gender pay disparity gap? Panelists will discuss sexual harassment challenges; the #TimesUp and #MeToo movement, the EEOC lawsuit over pay disparities for women professors at University of Denver Sturm College of Law, the Ogletree Deakins gender discrimination lawsuit and related issues.
Presented by:
Honorable Chief Justice Nancy Rice
Catherine Shea, Esq.
Charlotte Sweeney, Esq.
Erica Tarpey, Esq.
Moderator:
Heather Kelly, Esq.
3:20pm
Networking Break
3:30pm
Judges’ Roundtable: Professionalism and Correcting Errors in the Courtroom
The Panel will discuss maintaining professionalism in an adversarial system and why professionalism matters, from increasing your ability to serve your client to instilling the public’s trust and confidence in the legal profession. The panel will also discuss errors in litigation, methods of correcting errors and preserving the record.
Presented by:
Honorable Justice Richard Gabriel, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Marcia Krieger, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Colorado
Honorable Michael Martinez , District Court Judge, 2nd Judicial District
Honorable Robert McGahey, District Court Judge, 2nd Judicial District
Honorable Chief Justice Nancy Rice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Elizabeth Starrs, District Court Judge, 2nd Judicial District
Honorable Scott Varholak, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Colorado
Moderator:
Heather Kelly, Esq.
4:30pm
Adjourn
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $399.00 |
| CBA Member | $369.00 |
| CBA Litigation Section Member | $319.00 |
| CBA Employment Law Section Member | $319.00 |
| CBA Canaabis Committee Member | $319.00 |
| Paralegal/ Legal Support Staff | $279.00 |
| CLE BASIC Pass Holder | $279.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $164.50 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 7.00
- EDI Credits:
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