2016 Ethics 7.0
November 2016
2016 Ethics 7.0
All Your Ethics Credits in 1 Day!
Program Highlights:
- How to Leave Your Law Firm Ethically - Breaking Up is Hard to Do
- The Ethics of Social Media - What You Need to Know Now
- Ethics Overview: How Do I Find That Rule?
- Lawyers and Cybersecurity - Legal Ethics’ Next Frontier
- Conflicts of Interest and Motions to Disqualify
- Top Ethical Considerations in Criminal Law Practice
- Representing a Client with Diminished Capacity
Program Description:
Practice at your very best. Attend this program and get the latest information on a wide variety of legal ethics issues. Your distinguished faculty will address current, common and challenging ethical issues you routinely encounter, or will encounter at some point in your practice years. 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.
Don’t wait to take advantage of this time-efficient opportunity to earn all of your ethics credits in one day. Don’t be the subject of the next ethical grievance filed.
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Agenda:
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Extended by Honorable Edward C. Moss, Judge, 17th Judicial District, Chair, Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee
9:10 - 10:00 a.m.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do – How to Leave Your Law Firm Ethically
Presented by Sara C. Van Deusen, Esq., Burns, Figa & Will, P.C.
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Networking Break
10:15 - 11:05 a.m.
The Ethics of Social Media – What You Need to Know Now
- Tales from the Internet’s Dark Side – Social Networking and Social Media Use Generally – What to Do and What Not to Do
- Can You Use Social Networking? (Yes) Should You Use Social Networking? (Yes) Do You Have to be Careful Using Social Networking? (Yes)
- Be Smart and Comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct!
Presented by Amy DeVan, Esq., Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP, and Katrin Miller Rothgery, Esq., Assistant Regulation Counsel, Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court
11:05-11:55 a.m.
Ethics Overview: How Do I Find That Rule?
- Where Do I Find the Rules?
- What Do These Comments Mean?
- I Know There's a Rule About Self-reporting But I Can't Find It?
- What Rules Don't Apply to Me?
Presented by Philip R. James, Esq.
11:55 a.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Lunch (On Your Own)
1:10 – 2:00 p.m.
Lawyers and Cybersecurity: Legal Ethics’ Next Frontier
- The Panama Papers
- The New Rules: Colo RPC R.1. 6(c); cmt. 18-19, R.1.1., R.5.3
- Best Practices
Presented by Eli Wald, Charles W. Delaney Jr. Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of
Law
2:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Conflicts of Interest and Motions to Disqualify
Presented by Stephen Masciocchi, Esq., Holland & Hart LLP
2:50-3:05 p.m.
Networking Break
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.
Top Ethical Considerations in Criminal Law Practice
Presented by Justin (J.P.) Moore, Esq., Assistant Regulation Counsel, Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court
3:55 – 4:45 p.m.
Representing a Client with Diminished Capacity – Rule 1.14 of the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct
Presented by Jeffrey M. Villanueva, Esq. Jeffrey M. Villanueva, P.C.
4:45 p.m.
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 | $349.00 |
| CBA Member | $309.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $154.50 |
| 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
- Practitioners on Ethical Duties and Obligations of Attorneys and Avoiding Grievances at Day-Long Ethics Program
- Ethical Considerations Involved in Withdrawing from a Firm, in the Practice of Criminal Law, Using Social Media, Candor to the Tribunal, and Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity Together with Conflicts of Interest and Cybersecurity as Legal Ethics’ Next Frontier to be Covered in One Day at One Program
- Ethics Program Offering 7 Ethics Credits Covers Issues You Need to Know