The course will provide critical information and guidance regarding conflicts of interest, including screening for conflicts and addressing different types of conflicts, such as simultaneous representation of clients, representing multiple clients, engaging in business transactions with clients, lawyer as Witness, the organization as client, and when the client is under a disability.
Attendees will learn about the importance of properly handling conflicts of interest, including informed consent waivers of conflict, if applicable. This course will also address ethical considerations related to the proper withdrawal/termination of representation and file closing and records management.
- Introduction/Overview
- Explains the vital importance of screening, identifying, and resolving or avoiding conflicts of interest.
- Client Intake: Screening Clients
- Provides information on screening clients, which is critical to avoiding or resolving potential or actual conflicts of interest.
- Types of Conflicts of Interest
- Provides information on identifying the different types of conflicts of interest.
- General Conflicts of Interest
- Discusses and provides information regarding this type of conflict of interest.
- Concurrent Client Representation/Multiple Client Conflict of Interest
- Discusses and provides information regarding this type of conflict of interest.
- Prohibited and Other Transaction Conflict of Interest
- Discusses and provides information regarding this type of conflict of interest.
- Lawyer as Witness Conflict of Interest
- Discusses and provides information regarding this type of conflict of interest.
- Organization as Client
- Discusses and provides information regarding this type of conflict of interest.
- Client Under a Disability
- Discusses and provides information regarding this type of conflict of interest.
- File Closing and Records Management
- Discusses and provides information regarding this important topic.
- Non-Engagement/Disengagement Letters
- Discusses and provides information regarding this important topic.
- Withdrawal/Termination of Representation
- Discusses and provides information regarding this important topic.
- Summary and Questions and Answers (if time permits)
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Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A.
Joseph A. Corsmeier is an "AV" rated attorney practicing in Palm Harbor, Florida. He concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of defense of attorney disciplinary matters before The Florida Bar, attorney admission matters before the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, and professional license and disciplinary matters before the Boards of the State of Florida. He provides expert analysis and opinion on conflict of interest and other attorney disqualification and legal malpractice issues and he has testified as an expert in both the federal and Florida courts. Read More ›
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Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Legal Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Enhanced Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Professional Responsibility
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Legal Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics and Professionalism
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.20 Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Professional Responsibility
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics and Professional Conduct
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.20 Ethics/Professionalism
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Attorney Professional Conduct
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics, Professionalism, or Substance Abuse
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Difficulty: All Levels
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.20 Legal Ethics, etc.
This presentation is approved for one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Alabama, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Alaska, one hour of Legal Ethics CLE credit in California, one hour of Enhanced Ethics CLE credit in Delaware, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Hawaii, one hour of Professional Responsibility CLE credit in Illinois, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Indiana, one hour of Legal Ethics CLE credit in Louisiana, one hour of Ethics and Professionalism CLE credit in Maine, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Missouri, one hour of Professional Responsibility CLE credit in Nebraska, one hour of Ethics and Professional Conduct CLE credit in Nevada, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in New Mexico, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in North Carolina, one hour of Attorney Professional Conduct CLE credit in Ohio, one hour of Ethics, Professionalism, or Substance Abuse CLE credit in Pennsylvania, one hour of Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility CLE credit in South Carolina (all levels), and one hour of Legal Ethics, etc. CLE credit in West Virginia. This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.20 qualify as total hours of credit for Ethics/Professionalism. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.00 credit hours, of which 1.00 credit hours will apply to Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility credit.
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