Lawyer Ethics and Risk Management in an Economic Downturn
Why Attend?
Today's economic conditions are causing law firms to re-examine the work that they do, how they staff that work, and how they get paid for that work. All of these changes can have significant ethical and risk management implications for firm practice.
Learn how to navigate in these uncertain times while protecting your firm, your firm's reputation, and your clients' assets. This all-new program, featuring a unique panel of disciplinary counsel, risk management counsel, and a professional liability insurance provider, offers expert advice on how to handle the ethics and risk management issues that arise as firms respond to today's economic conditions.
Topics to be discussed include:
Conflicts more likely to arise in tough economic times
Steps firms can and should take to ensure they get paid
Evaluating when and how to terminate a client relationship
Monitoring firm lawyers and staff to protect the firm, its reputation, and its clients' assets
Issues to consider when lawyers leave the firm voluntarily or involuntarily
Reviewing, maintaining, and updating firm insurance coverage
And more!
This interactive seminar allows you to submit your questions before and/or during the program for live discussion by the faculty. All registrants receive a set of downloadable course materials and free access to the archived online program later.
Need ethics credit? This seminar qualifies for 1.0 to 1.5 ethics credit hours, depending on state requirements, in MCLE jurisdictions that accredit live telephone seminars and/or webcasts.
Planning Chair
Michael P. Downey, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, St. Louis, MO
Faculty
Paula J. Frederick, Deputy General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
Victoria L. Orze, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Phoenix, AZ
Douglas Richmond, Senior Vice President, Aon Risk Services Central, Inc., Global Professions Practice, Chicago, IL
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 1.25; total 50-minute hours: 1.5
Times
Eastern 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Central 12:00 noon - 1:15 pm
Mountain 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Pacific & Arizona 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Alaska 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Hawaii 7:00 am - 8:15 am
