Ethics, EDI, and Ethicspalooza: A Day with Legal Humorist Sean Carter Out of Stock
Sean Carter – Humorist at Law – brings you hilarious and informative CLE credits this December. Drawing on his unique background as a former securities lawyer, corporate vice president, and stand-up comedian, Mr. Carter’s program is not only laugh-out-loud funny, but also relevant to legal professionals.
In the morning, he’ll tackle:
- implicit bias in the legal field
- ethics and professionalism, with a focus on fidelity to the law and the administration of justice
In the afternoon:
- don’t mix business and pleasure; don’t become personally involved with the client
- keep your hands off the trust money
- remain peaceful at all times
Join us for a half- or full-day – we guarantee you will learn AND laugh a lot.
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
If disability accommodations or special assistance are needed, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that
8:30 – 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:05 am
Introduction
9:05 – 10:45 am
I Think, Therefore, I am . . . Biased
The human brain is wired to recognize patterns and make generalizations, even those based on faulty or incomplete information. Contrary to popular opinion, lawyers are human as well, and are just as susceptible to forming biases and acting upon them. And it does not require that we harbor ill will or animus toward other people. In fact, most often, our biases are not even our own, but rather those that have been taught to us.
In this eye-opening presentation, Sean Carter will use videos to show just how easy it is to form biases, how they manifest themselves in the way we treat clients, colleagues and opposing parties, and most importantly, how we can reduce the effect of these biases by recognizing and compensating for them.
Submitted for 2 EDI Credits
10:45 – 11:00 am
Stretch Break
11:00 – 11:50 am
Attorneys Are Not Accomplices: How to Avoid Crossing the Line from Counselor to Co-Conspirator
In their efforts to provide the best possible service to their clients, lawyers sometimes forget that they owe an even greater duty of fidelity to the law and the proper administration of justice. As a result, lawyers who “pull out all the stops” for a client run the risk of putting a stop to their law careers and even their very freedom.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
11:50 am – 1:00 pm
Adjourn/Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:50 pm
Don’t Be A Stupid Cupid: The Ethical Imperative to Not Mix Business and Pleasure
To be an effective advocate, a lawyer must maintain a fair degree of dispassionate objectivity. The lawyer who becomes personally involved in the representation does the client a disservice. This is even more true for the lawyer who becomes personally involved with the client. Legal humorist Sean Carter will explain the importance of avoiding this most basic conflict of interest and will relate the tragic (but sometimes fascinating) tales of lawyers who learned this lesson too late.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
1:50 – 2:00 pm
Stretch Break
2:00 – 2:50 pm
Keep Your Hands Out of the Client's Cookie Jar: Avoiding Trust Accounting Violations
One of the fundamental principles of legal ethics can be summed up as: "Keep your hands off the money." And while this is a gross oversimplification of the legal ethics rules, it is true that this breach of fiduciary trust is among the gravest transgressions that a lawyer can make. Moreover, it is amongst the most heavily-punished violations and often starts a cascading effect of rule-breaking as lawyers desperately attempt to avoid detection. As a result, it never hurts to review this all-important ethical limitation on lawyer conduct.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
2:50 – 3:00 pm
Stretch Break
3:00 – 3:50 pm
You’re a Lawyer Not a Fighter: The Ethical Imperative to Remain Peaceful at All Times
Lawyers serve a vital role in society -- to help others resolve their disputes peacefully. And while lawyers do so through use of the adversarial process, we must not ever lose sight of the fact that we are not "fighting" for our clients. We are striving to help them reach a peaceful solution to their problem. Sadly, quite often, lawyers get so hung up in the confrontational manner of depositions, cross-examinations, contract negotiations, and the like, that we develop a "fighting" mentality. This mentality does not serve the best interests of our clients nor does it serve our personal or professional interests.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
3:50 pm
Adjourn
- Standard Price $529.00 USD
- Member Price $399.00 USD
- General Credits 6.00
- Ethics Credits 4.00
8:30 – 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:05 am
Introduction
9:05 – 10:45 am
I Think, Therefore, I am . . . Biased
The human brain is wired to recognize patterns and make generalizations, even those based on faulty or incomplete information. Contrary to popular opinion, lawyers are human as well, and are just as susceptible to forming biases and acting upon them. And it does not require that we harbor ill will or animus toward other people. In fact, most often, our biases are not even our own, but rather those that have been taught to us.
In this eye-opening presentation, Sean Carter will use videos to show just how easy it is to form biases, how they manifest themselves in the way we treat clients, colleagues and opposing parties, and most importantly, how we can reduce the effect of these biases by recognizing and compensating for them.
Submitted for 2 EDI Credits
10:45 – 11:00 am
Stretch Break
11:00 – 11:50 am
Attorneys Are Not Accomplices: How to Avoid Crossing the Line from Counselor to Co-Conspirator
In their efforts to provide the best possible service to their clients, lawyers sometimes forget that they owe an even greater duty of fidelity to the law and the proper administration of justice. As a result, lawyers who “pull out all the stops” for a client run the risk of putting a stop to their law careers and even their very freedom.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
11:50 am – 1:00 pm
Adjourn/Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:50 pm
Don’t Be A Stupid Cupid: The Ethical Imperative to Not Mix Business and Pleasure
To be an effective advocate, a lawyer must maintain a fair degree of dispassionate objectivity. The lawyer who becomes personally involved in the representation does the client a disservice. This is even more true for the lawyer who becomes personally involved with the client. Legal humorist Sean Carter will explain the importance of avoiding this most basic conflict of interest and will relate the tragic (but sometimes fascinating) tales of lawyers who learned this lesson too late.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
1:50 – 2:00 pm
Stretch Break
2:00 – 2:50 pm
Keep Your Hands Out of the Client's Cookie Jar: Avoiding Trust Accounting Violations
One of the fundamental principles of legal ethics can be summed up as: "Keep your hands off the money." And while this is a gross oversimplification of the legal ethics rules, it is true that this breach of fiduciary trust is among the gravest transgressions that a lawyer can make. Moreover, it is amongst the most heavily-punished violations and often starts a cascading effect of rule-breaking as lawyers desperately attempt to avoid detection. As a result, it never hurts to review this all-important ethical limitation on lawyer conduct.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
2:50 – 3:00 pm
Stretch Break
3:00 – 3:50 pm
You’re a Lawyer Not a Fighter: The Ethical Imperative to Remain Peaceful at All Times
Lawyers serve a vital role in society -- to help others resolve their disputes peacefully. And while lawyers do so through use of the adversarial process, we must not ever lose sight of the fact that we are not "fighting" for our clients. We are striving to help them reach a peaceful solution to their problem. Sadly, quite often, lawyers get so hung up in the confrontational manner of depositions, cross-examinations, contract negotiations, and the like, that we develop a "fighting" mentality. This mentality does not serve the best interests of our clients nor does it serve our personal or professional interests.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
3:50 pm
Adjourn
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