Presented by Thomas Shack, consultant, attorney, and former Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2019, this program aims to teach lawyers the similarities and differences between legal ethics, business ethics, and morality, and where lawyers often fail in business settings when they do not understand these distinctions. Thomas Shack uses his 23 years of experience to illuminate the intersection of ethics and morality for attendees, guiding them through hypotheticals and the ABA Model Rules to improve their understanding of how their professional obligations fit into a larger picture. Attendees will learn the common failings of professionals in business and how they can handle (almost) any ethical dilemma.
- A Primer on Legal Ethics
- Introduction to Thomas Shack and his background in business and ethics
- Overview of relevant ABA Model Rules 5.3, 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6
- A closer look at ABA Model Rule 5.3
- The Intersection of Ethics and Morality
- How morality and ethics differ and how they intersect
- Morality and the ABA Model Rules
- A closer look at ABA Model Rules 1.1 and 1.3
- What Is a Profession?
- What is a profession and what does it mean to be a professional?
- Being a professional and the ABA Model Rules
- A closer look at ABA Model Rules 1.4 and 1.5
- Ethics Meets Law: Which Do We Follow?
- Legal ethics versus business ethics
- Legal ethics compared to the law
- Ethics within the ABA Model Rules
- A closer look at ABA Model Rule 1.6
- Legal Ethics in an Era of Tech and Business Evolution
- Where professionals often fall in business
- How to Address Any Ethical Dilemma
- Steps to handle (almost) any ethical dilemma
- Ethics and Ambition: Avoiding Professional Quicksand
- Thoughts on balancing ethics and ambition
- Questions & Answers
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Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics
Earn Credit Until: November 30, 2025
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: November 30, 2024
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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