2017 Ethics 7.0 - Replay Grand Junction
November 2017
2017 Ethics 7.0
All Your Ethics Credits in 1 Day!
Program Description:
Your Must Do in November! Attend this program and get the latest information on a wide variety of legal ethics and malpractice issues. You will gain insights on ethical conduct and best practices, and not so ethical conduct, from managing partners, associates, “lawyers’ lawyers,” and the Court.
You will learn what to watch for and how to be careful from the malpractice perspective. At the end of the day, you will know both the conduct that will gain you respect, and the pitfalls that will jeopardize your practice and prompt grievances and malpractice claims being filed against you.
Don’t wait to take advantage of this time-efficient opportunity to earn all of your ethics credits in one day and to better learn how to practice in the most ethical and professional manner.
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Agenda:
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:10 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions and Overview
Extended by Amy C. DeVan, Esq., Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
Chair, Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee
9:10-10:00 a.m.
Ethics from a Managing Partner Perspective
Presented by John Palmeri, Esq., Gordon & Rees LLP
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Networking Break
10:15-11:05 a.m.
Loss Prevention and General Counsel Concerns
- The Things that Keep Loss Prevention Counsel and General Counsel Up at Night
- Best Practices for Having and Using Loss Prevention Counsel and General Counsel
Presented by Joel Neckers, Esq., Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
11:05 a.m. -12 Noon
Ethics Considerations for Associate Attorneys
- Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer Under Rule 5.2
- Considerations Under Rules 3 and 4, Including Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel, Truthfulness in Statements to Others, and Communication with Persons Represented by Counsel
- Considerations Related to Joint Representation Under Rules 1.7 and 1.8.
Presented by:
Kendra N. Beckwith, Esq., Messner Reeves LLP
Deva A. Solomon, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
M. Kate Strauss, Esq., Overturf McGath & Hull, P.C.
12 Noon- 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00-1:50 p.m.
Ethical Court Practice
Presented by Honorable Michael H. Berger, Colorado Court of Appeals
1:50-2:40 p.m.
The Discipline Process in Federal Court and Ethical Practice
Presented by: N. Reid Neureiter, Esq., Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP and Kevin Traskos, Esq., United State's Attorneys Office for the District of Colorado
2:40-2:55 p.m.
Networking Break
2:55-3:45 p.m.
Malpractice: What to Watch For; Being Careful
Presented by
Nancy L. Cohen, Esq., Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Cecelia “Cindy” A. Fleischner, Esq., McConnell Fleischner Houghtaling, LLC
Victoria E. Lovato, Esq., Silver & DeBoskey, P.C.
Robert W. Steinmetz, Esq., McConnell Fleischner Houghtaling, LLC
3:45-4:35 p.m.
Where Does the Legal Profession Go from Here? Where Do We Fall Down? How Do We Become More Ethical and Professional as a Profession?
Presented by Matthew M. Wolf, Esq., Allen Vellone Wolf Helfrich & Factor, P.C.
4:35 p.m.
Adjourn
Location Information
Law Office of Baird B Brown PC
1250 E Sherwood Dr
Grand Junction, CO
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1250 E Sherwood Dr
Grand Junction, CO
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $369.00 |
| CBA Member | $339.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $169.50 |
| CLEACCESSBASIC - BASIC Pass Holder | $99.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS---ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 7.00
- EDI Credits:
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Sponsor Information
- Up to Date Information on a Wide Variety of Legal Ethics and Malpractice Issues You Need to Know, Such as the Federal Court Discipline Process, Colorado Court of Appeals Expectations, and Loss Prevention Concerns
- Conduct that May Generate/Has Generated Grievances and Malpractice Claims Being Filed
- Practices That Gain You Respect, and the Pitfalls That Jeopardize Your Practice