Spend the Day with SEAN CARTER - Comedic Professional Education
December 2013
Spend the Day with SEAN CARTER - Comedic Professional Education
Program Description:
Continuing legal education that is both fun and informative - that is what Sean Carter has proven in more than 500 lectures for lawyers, executives, HR professionals, and many others.
Mr. Carter draws on his unique background as a former securities lawyer, corporate vice president and stand-up comedian to create educational programs that are not only laugh out loud funny, but also relevant to business and legal professionals. His programs run the gamut from legal ethics to professionalism to corporate compliance to diversity, but they all have one thing in common -- humor and plenty of it.
Agenda:
8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:55am
Introduction and Welcome
9:00am - 10:15am
IT'S NOT THE FRUIT, IT'S THE ROOT
Getting to the Bottom of Our Ethical Ills
In this unique legal ethics seminar, legal humorist Sean Carter goes beyond the do's and don'ts of the Rules of Professional Conduct to get to the heart of the matter - the common mindsets that result in ethical violations in the first place. Furthermore, he will provide tips and insights on how to heal ourselves from these mindsets so that the ethical canons become guide posts and not obstacles in our drive to become successful lawyers. Specifically, he will cover:
* Conflicts of interest
* Diligence
* Excessive fees
* Trust account violations
* Competence
* Confidentiality
* Client communications
10:15am - 10:30am
Networking Break
10:30am - 11:45pm
NICE LAWYERS FINISH FIRST
It's been said that nice guys finish last. And while that might be true in the rough and tumble arenas of politics, professional prize fighting and marriage, nothing could be further from the truth in the practice of law. Zealous representation doesn't require us to be zealots. In fact, the most effective representation requires just the opposite. Nice lawyers finish first ... and so do their clients!
In making the case for "nice," Mr. Carter will draw heavily on the Principles of Professionalism adopted by the Colorado Bar Association and Denver Bar Association. Specifically, he will cover:
* Acting civil when dealing with opposing counsel
* Maintaining courtroom decorum
* Keeping promises
* Making reasonable accommodations
* Resolving disputes efficiently
* Protecting the image of the profession
* Giving back to the profession
* Serving the public good
11:45pm - 1:00pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:00pm - 2:15pm
THE ETHY AWARDS - ACT 1
Each year, Hollywood celebrates the best performances in motion pictures at the Oscars. Well, this year, we will celebrate the worst ethics violations in the legal profession at the Ethys. The festivities will be hosted by legal humorist Sean Carter, who will announce this year's winners of the coveted Ethy. In the process of recapping some of the most egregious instances of unethical behavior, Mr. Carter will demonstrate how the rest of us can avoid more common ethical violations.This part of the program will focus specifically on lawyer misconduct that violates the Rules of Professional Conduct. Awards will be given for:
* Most Creative Tale (misrepresentations in violation of Rules 3.3, 4.1 and 8.4)
* The Houdini Award ("magically" making client funds disappear in violation of Rule 1.15)
* The Joan Rivers Award (breaches of client confidentiality in violation of Rule 1.6)
* The AT&T Award (failure to communicate with the client in violation of Rule 1.1)
* Best Original Excuse (falsely answering bar inquiries in violation of Rule 8.1)
* Best Use of Deceptive Legal Marketing (marketing practices in violation of Rules 7.1-7.5)
* Least Competent in a Legal Representation (failure to provide competent representation in violation of Rule 1.1)
* The Lifetime Achievement Award (the greatest accumulation of ethical sanctions)
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Networking Break
2:30pm - 3:45pm
THE ETHY AWARDS - ACT II
This part of the program will focus on conduct that violates the Principles of Professionalism adopted by the Colorado Bar Association and Denver Bar Association. Awards will be given for:
* Most Animated Courtroom Outburst (breach of courtroom decorum)
* Miss (Mister) Uncongeniality (offensive behavior toward others)
* Critics' Choice Award (undue criticism of judicial officials)
* The Pit Bull Award (unwillingness to compromise)
* The Biggest Fool for a Client (getting personally involved in the representation)
* Worst Temper in a Non-Legal Setting (belligerent behavior)
* Most Impaired in a Legal Setting (substance abuse)
* And much more!
3:45pm - 4:00pm
Questions & Answers
4:00pm
Adjourn
Faculty:
Sean Carter graduated from Harvard Law School in 1992. His ten years of legal practice focused on corporate securities and mergers and acquisitions. During this time, he represented such clients as GNC, Experian, The Boston Beer Company, Homeside Lending, Safelite Auto Glass, J. Crew and many others. Most recently, he served as in-house counsel to a publicly-traded finance company.
In 2002, Mr. Carter left the practice of law to pursue a career as the country's foremost Humorist at Law. Since then, Mr. Carter has crisscrossed the country delivering comedic professional educational seminars for more than 250 organizations in three dozen states.
Mr. Carter is the author of the first-ever comedic legal treatise - If It Does Not Fit, Must You Acquit?: Your Humorous Guide to the Law. His syndicated legal humor column has appeared in general circulation newspapers in more than 30 states and his weekly humor column for lawyers appeared in the ABA e-Report from 2003 to 2006.
Finally, Sean lives in Mesa, Arizona with his wife and four sons.
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 | $339.00 |
| CBA | $289.00 |
| New Lawyer (in pratice 3 years or less) | $259.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS | $50.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
- Ethics Credits: 6.00
- EDI Credits:
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