James Gatto is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Sheppard Mullin. He is the founder and Co-Leader of the 110+ person Artificial Intelligence Team and co-leader of the Blockchain and Fintech Team. He has over 20 years of experience advising clients on AI legal issues and is an adjunct professor at Ole Miss Law School, teaching AI Legal Issues. He is a prolific blogger and author, and has been invited to speak internationally by governments, industry organizations and companies, on AI legal and policy issues. He helps companies understand AI legal issues and develop policies to manage the risks, handles AI agreements and transactions and advises on all aspects of legal and regulatory issues with the development and deployment of AI and open source issues with AI code generators. Read More ›
This presentation will provide an overview of AI ethical issues in the legal practice. It will cover examples of why lawyers have been sanctioned for unethical use of AI and the applicability of existing ethical obligations to the use of AI, including guidance from various state bars (FL, CA, NY, DC). It will also cover how courts have addressed lawyers' use of AI, including sample local rules on use/prohibition of AI in judicial proceedings and a thoughtful concurring opinion by an appellate judge advocating for limited judicial use of AI by judges.
- Overview of AI Ethical Issues in Legal Practice
- Brief introduction of the presenter
- Summary of topics to be covered and anticipated takeaways
- Examples of How Things Have Gone Wrong
- Examples of why lawyers have been sanctioned for unethical use of AI
- Applicability of Existing Ethical Obligations to Use of AI
- Guidance from various state bars (FL, CA, NY, DC)
- How Courts Have Addressed Lawyers’ Use of AI
- Sample local rules on use/prohibition of AI
- Concurring judicial opinion advocating for limited judicial use of AI by judges
- Questions & Answers
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Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics
Earn Credit Until: September 17, 2026
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Difficulty: All Levels
Earn Credit Until: December 31, 2024
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Ethics
Earn Credit Until: February 28, 2025
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Earn Credit Until: August 31, 2025
This presentation is approved for one hour of Legal Ethics CLE credit in California, one hour of Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility CLE credit in South Carolina (all levels), and one hour of Ethics CLE credit in North Carolina. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hours will apply to Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility credit.
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