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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest: Best Practices
Other than billing, there is virtually nothing lawyers dread more than checking, responding to, and resolving potential conflicts of interest. 'Exploring 'conflicts' issues inevitably focuses on why a lawyer should not take on a new matter rather than how to get the business in the door. 'Left unidentified or unresolved, however, conflicts frequently result in huge costs and problems, far more than most attorneys imagine.'
This webinar discusses and explains best practices in identifying and avoiding conflicts of interest and minimizing risk.' It's a must for any attorney seeking proactive solutions.' Topics include:
” Systems for detection of conflicts
” Difference between potential conflicts and actual conflicts
” Multiple, successive and intermediary representation and conflict rules
” Conflicts issues unique to specific types of representation
” Methods for resolution of conflicts
” Disclosures for ethics rule compliance
” Documentation for claim avoidance
The webinar provides a checklist for 'full disclosure' in both multiple and successive representations contexts.' It concludes with a helpful question-and-answer period. '
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Panelist:
Shari L.Klevens is a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge and the Practice GroupLeader for the firm's Law Firm Defense and Counseling Practice.' She has wide experience representing lawyersand law firms in connection with claims of legal malpractice, ethicalviolations, and breaches of duty.
RandyEvans is a partnerat McKenna Long & Aldridge and chair of the Financial Institutions practice. 'Mr. Evans served as outside counsel to theSpeakers of the 104th-109th Congresses of the UnitedStates and is the author of ThePractical Guide to Legal Malpractice Prevention.
**This program provides up to 2 hours of participatory CLE credit. Approval pending in CA, CO, GA, IL, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA TN, TX and VA. Self-study credit is also available for AK, AZ, ME, MO and ND. Credit is available in VA for On Demand Access only. For more information contact Alexandra Brescia at [email protected].
Registrants have free access to the program for one year after the live event.
FOR GROUP REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS CONTACT
Vikas Sathyaprakash
Email:'[email protected]
Phone:'212-457-9525
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Other than billing, there is virtually nothing lawyers dread more than checking, responding to, and resolving potential conflicts of interest. 'Exploring 'conflicts' issues inevitably focuses on why a lawyer should not take on a new matter rather than how to get the business in the door. 'Left unidentified or unresolved, however, conflicts frequently result in huge costs and problems, far more than most attorneys imagine.'
This webinar discusses and explains best practices in identifying and avoiding conflicts of interest and minimizing risk.' It's a must for any attorney seeking proactive solutions.' Topics include:
” Systems for detection of conflicts
” Difference between potential conflicts and actual conflicts
” Multiple, successive and intermediary representation and conflict rules
” Conflicts issues unique to specific types of representation
” Methods for resolution of conflicts
” Disclosures for ethics rule compliance
” Documentation for claim avoidance
The webinar provides a checklist for 'full disclosure' in both multiple and successive representations contexts.' It concludes with a helpful question-and-answer period. '
'
Panelist:
Shari L.Klevens is a partner at
RandyEvans is a partnerat
**This program provides up to 2 hours of participatory CLE credit. Approval pending in CA, CO, GA, IL, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA TN, TX and VA. Self-study credit is also available for AK, AZ, ME, MO and ND. Credit is available in VA for On Demand Access only. For more information contact Alexandra Brescia at [email protected].
Registrants have free access to the program for one year after the live event.
FOR GROUP REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS CONTACT
Vikas Sathyaprakash
Email:'[email protected]
Phone:'212-457-9525
'
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