Credit Details
Credit Hours:
1.00
Specialty Area:
Legal Malpractice Law
Credit Type:
Legal Ethics
Original Air Date:
January 6, 2025
Credit Eligible In:
California
$45
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In whatever jurisdiction they may practice, lawyers are subject to ethical
rules and guidelines fashioned, at least in part, on the ABA Model Rules of Professional Responsibility (Model Rules). Consultants and other non-legal professionals are not subject to the Model Rules or their jurisdictional equivalent. Nonetheless, where these individuals work for or in conjunction with lawyers on legal matters, the affiliated lawyers may (and often are) responsible for ensuring that these nonlawyers comply with the lawyer’s own ethical obligations. This program will discuss the applicable legal standards that apply in these relationships, as well as strategies and ethical considerations of working with consultants and other non-legal professionals.
Amber Bevacqua-Lynott is Senior Counsel at Buchalter, working in the firm’s Portland and San Diego offices as part of the Professional Responsibility and Litigation Practice Groups. She advises attorneys, licensed professionals, and businesses, including in-house legal departments and firms, on legal ethics, risk management, and disciplinary matters. Her work includes guidance on conflicts of interest, confidentiality, malpractice, risk management, and fee-related issues. Amber also represents lawyers, students, and professionals before regulatory authorities and bar associations in licensing, admissions, reinstatement, and disciplinary proceedings.
With over 20 years of legal experience and extensive civil trial expertise, Amber previously served as Assistant Disciplinary Counsel in the Oregon State Bar’s Disciplinary Counsel’s Office (DCO). There, she enforced the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct, investigating and prosecuting hundreds of cases and successfully first-chairing several dozen civil trials. During her final six years at DCO, she was Chief Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Deputy Director of Regulatory Services, and Chief Trial Counsel.
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Watch any CLE and your certificate is automatically emailed to you within minutes and is also stored in your BHBA+ profile for easy access. Login to BHBA+ and effortlessly visualize your CLE credits, monitor deadlines, and stay ahead of your compliance requirements with our intuitive progress tracking. Stream all CLEs on your phone, tablet, and computer when and where they fit your schedule.
Live Webinars are free for all members. OnDemand is free for members at the Sustainer or higher level. Economy members pay the full rate.
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