Please join the law firm of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP for a complimentary Ethics and Professional Conduct CLE Program on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the The Metropolitan at The 9. Joining us will be Allison Martin Rhodes, Partner, Lawyer Ethics, Risk Management and Regulation, Holland & Knight LLP.
The program, which will satisfy Ohio’s Professional Conduct CLE requirement, will tackle knotty ethics issues affecting outside and in-house counsel, including hidden conflicts of interest, navigating attorney-client privilege and challenging ethics scenarios. See below for the full seminar agenda.
You are welcome to join us for this practical ethics and risk refresher even if you are not in a CLE reporting
year!
(2.5 hours of Ohio Attorney Professional Conduct CLE credit pending)
REGISTER HERE
When
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Breakfast, Registration, Networking and Welcoming Remarks: 8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Where
The Metropolitan at The 9, Mint Ballroom
2017 E 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
RSVP
Click here to register for this seminar by Wednesday, November 6.
Agenda
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast, Registration, Networking and Welcoming Remarks
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Hidden Conflicts of Interest
This session will discuss how to identify and manage situations that raise potential conflict of interest traps, including cases implicating the firm’s prior work, joint representations and representing both sides of the deal. (Ohio R. Prof. Conduct 1.7, 1.8, 1.10).
Speakers: Allison Martin Rhodes, Holland & Knight LLP and Maura L. Hughes, Calfee
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Attorney Client Privilege – What It Is and What It Isn’t
This program will discuss the most commonly misunderstood and misapplied privilege scenarios for outside and in-house counsel, including the common interest and joint defense doctrines, the use of consulting and testifying experts and reliance on third-party consultants. (Ohio R. Prof. Conduct R. 1.6).
Speaker: Allison Martin Rhodes, Holland & Knight LLP
10:15 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
Break
10:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
The Problem of Lawyer Impairment – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues
We will discuss identifying and addressing issues of lawyer impairment, including substance abuse and mental health issues faced by lawyers. (Ohio R. Prof. Conduct 8.3).
Speaker: Allison Martin Rhodes, Holland & Knight LLP
11:05 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Tales from the Road: Legal Ethics and Professionalism Scenarios
We will present “hypothetical” situations where in-house and outside lawyers faced legal and ethical mine fields, conflict situations and challenging fact patterns in Ohio and other Model Rules states.
Speakers: Allison Martin Rhodes, Holland & Knight LLP, Maura L. Hughes and K. James Sullivan, Calfee
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