Why Lawyers Get Sued - Webcast
September 2016
Why Lawyers Get Sued
CBA-CLE Connect Program
Co-sponsored by the CBA Litigation Section
Program Description:
- Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims
- Preventative Steps
- Policies & Procedures Rationale and Components
- Client & Case Screening
- Engagement, Dis-engagement, and Non-engagement letters
- Calendaring Processes
- Client Perceptions
- Managing Your Receivables
- Rules of Professional Conduct: Rule 1.1 Competence, Rule 1.5 Fees, Rules 1.7 – 1.10 Conflicts of Interest, Rule 1.16 – Declining or Terminating Representation, Rule 1.3 Diligence, Rule 1.4 Communications
- Ten Steps to Effective Listening
- 17 Lawyer Tips: A “Mini” Manifesto
Moderated by Heather Kelly, Esq.
Presented by Sally Field, Esq. and John Palmeri, Esq.
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AGENDA:
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration (Continental Breakfast provided)
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Program
Registration Fees
| Non-Member | $79.00 |
| CBA Member | $59.00 |
| Denver Bar Association Member | $39.00 |
| CLE BASIC Pass Holder | $29.00 |
| CBA Professional Liability Committee Member | $29.00 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
| New Layer Edge Partner | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 1.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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