4-Hour Ethics Package

At its core, calendaring is not just about managing appointments; it is about safeguarding the rights and interests of your clients, maintaining professional integrity, and ensuring compliance with legal deadlines. The practice of law is inherently deadline-driven. Whether it’s filing a motion, responding to discovery requests, or appearing at a hearing, missing a single deadline can have catastrophic consequences for your client and your practice

Annie Thompson, Chief Claims Officer, Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company & Certified Specialist, Legal Malpractice Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

This CLE presentation explores judicial opinions issued over the past two years that reference Generative AI, providing real-world examples of how judges, lawyers, pro se litigants, and experts are using these tools—some with cautious ingenuity, and others with adverse consequences. By examining creative use cases alongside instances of misuse that led to admonitions, sanctions, or penalties, we will enhance our awareness of the evolving potential role of Generative AI in legal practice, and discuss how to deploy these technologies ethically and responsibly in legal problem-solving.

Heidi Brown, New York Law School

Lawyers have a duty to be zealous advocates for their clients. But when it comes to standing up to judges and their rulings, where is the line? The recent case of Epic Games v. Apple demonstrates the importance of obeying judicial orders, and the potential ramifications of noncompliance. Using the Epic Games case as an illustration, this program will explore the ethical rules that govern a lawyer’s interaction with judges both in and out of the courtroom. It will also include an analysis of not only what lawyers can say to judges in the courtroom, but what they can say about them in the court of public opinion.

In this webinar, participants will learn:

The expansive boundaries of the duty of candor to the court
How the duty of candor generally applies in and out of the courtroom
Sanctions for violating the duty of candor to the court
What a lawyer can say about Judges they appear before
Where free speech meets rules of legal ethics and civil liability

Wendy Patrick, Black Swan Verdicts
David Carr, Law Office of David C. Carr PC

HBO's hit series "Succession" follows a fictional media company led by a legendary patriarch. As the title suggests, the patriarch's children are angling to seize the throne and succeed their father as the company's CEO. In this presentation, Brent Turman, Partner at Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP, tracks the power plays of the company's C-level executives and general counsel, explaining whether their on-screen actions comply with specific ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (spoiler alert: most of the time, they don't.). Through the lens of this captivating series, Turman provides an entertaining way for attorneys to obtain ethics credit.

Brent Turman, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP