A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Disciplinary Hearing
December 2010
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Disciplinary Hearing & Legal Ethics is No Laughing Matter
Program Description
Increasingly, lawyer civility and congeniality is becoming a thing of the past. Yet, it doesn't have to be that way. Civil litigation need not lead to all-out civil war. As legal professionals, lawyers have an obligation to act just that way - professionally. In this humorous presentation, veteran attorney and legal humorist Sean Carter will remind you that zealous advocacy does not require you to be a zealot.
Agenda
12:30 pm
Registration
1:00 pm
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Disciplinary Hearing
It's possible to be courteous, kind, accommodating and effective. In fact, for the continued well-being of the profession (and yourself), it's necessary. In particular, Mr. Carter will discuss practical ways to:
- Reduce the hostility in interactions with even the most difficult opposing counsel
- Increase camaraderie among colleagues
- Diffuse tensions among warring clients
- Secure accommodations from opposing counsel
- Structure more mutually beneficial arrangements with clients
- Preserve the integrity of the profession
- Always maintain proper decorum before the court
- Assist in providing pro bono legal services
- Serve the bar and the legal profession
- Provide service to the community at large
2:15 pm
Networking Break
2:30 pm
Legal Ethics is No Laughing Matter
A man who died was supposed to go to Heaven, but ended up in Hell. So, God called Satan, protesting to have that man returned to Heaven where he belonged. When Satan rejected the request, God said he would go to court to get the man back, to which Satan replied, “Where are you going to get a lawyer? They are all down here!”
The above joke is one of just thousands of lawyer jokes told each day. In fact, bashing lawyers is quickly becoming America's favorite pastime. But why? Is it because the typical layperson is jealous of our intellects, incomes and good looks? Mr. Carter suggests that while this may be true in his case, there may be other factors at work as well. In this presentation, Mr. Carter explores the topic of lawyer jokes, whether they have any basis in fact and what they say about our adherence to the rules of professional conduct.
3:45 pm
Adjourn
About the Presenter
Sean Carter
Lawpsided Seminars
Mesa, Arizona
In nearly a decade of law practice after graduating from Harvard Law School, Sean Carter represented such clients as GNC, Experian, The Boston Beer Company, Homeside Lending, Safelite Auto Glass, J. Crew and many others. In 2002, Mr. Carter left the practice of law to pursue a career as the country's foremost (and perhaps only) Humorist at Law.
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, including The Los Angeles Times. Mr. Carter also wrote a weekly humor column for lawyers that appeared in the ABA e-Report from 2003 to 2006.
As a legal commentator, Mr. Carter has appeared on local television programs and is a frequent guest on talk radio shows across the country. In 2003, the Radio-TV Interview Report dubbed Sean Carter as “America's Funniest Lawyer.”
Mr. Carter is a frequent presenter for state and local bar associations, law firms, in-house corporate legal departments and law schools. Each year, he presents more than 100 humorous programs on such topics as legal ethics, stress management, constitutional law, legal marketing and much more.
Video Replays: January 12, 2011
Denver: CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
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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 | $209.00 |
| CBA | $189.00 |
| New Lawyer (2 Yrs) | $149.00 |
| CBA Assoc Member | $149.00 |
- General Credits: 3.00
- Ethics Credits: 3.00
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