MICPEL and the MSBA Section of Solo & Small Firm Practice

In Cooperation with the University of Baltimore School of Law and the University of Maryland School of Law Present:

BAR WARS: THE CLIENT STRIKES BACK! - ETHICS AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR LAWYERS
Course #08-8070

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3 CLE Ethics Hours

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Ecker Business Training Center
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD

9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Faculty

Alvin I. Frederick, Esq.
Eccleston & Wolf, P.C.
Program Co-Chair

Glenn M. Grossman, Esq.
Deputy Bar Counsel
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland
Program Co-Chair

The Honorable Diane O. Leasure
Circuit Court of Maryland for Howard County
Jeffrey D. Walsh, CPA/ABV, CVA
Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company, L.L.C.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

 
Good attorneys can and do make mistakes, especially in a competitive, fast paced work environment. Bar Wars: The Client Strikes Back! – Ethics and Risk Management for Lawyers will review some of the most important Rules of Professional Conduct and offer guidance on how to avoid the most common ethical and malpractice danger areas. Specific topics to be addressed include conflicts
of interest, client selection, self-promotion, responding to a disciplinary complaint, and what to do (and what not to do) in court. In addition, our outstanding faculty will discuss the revisions to the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rule 1.15 Safekeeping of Property, and how these revisions will affect your practice. Get up-to-date on all of the recent revisions and have your specific questions answered by attending Bar Wars: The Client Strikes Back! – Ethics and Risk Management for Lawyers.

Agenda
 

9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Can One Person Really Make That Many Mistakes?
    Client Selection
    Conflicts of Interest
    Statutes of Limitations
    Practicing in Jurisdictions Where One Is Not Licensed
    Self Promotion
    Fiduciary Relationship with the Client
    Propriety of Acknowledging an Error
Alvin I. Frederick
Glenn M. Grossman

10:20 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
The New Rules for Lawyer Accounting
    Rule 1.15 Safekeeping of Property
    Ethical Accounting for Lawyers
Glenn M. Grossman
Jeffrey D. Walsh

10:55 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Break

11:10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Dos and Don’ts
    The Top 5 Things Lawyers Should Do in Court
    The Top 5 Things Lawyers Should NOT Do in Court
    Ethical Pitfalls in Discovery
    Disputes and Motions Practice
The Honorable Diane O. Leasure

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Ethical Ramifications of Doing Business with Your Client – You WILL Meet Bar Counsel
    Conflicts of Interest
    Responding to a Disciplinary Complaint
    The Subsequent Trial
Alvin I. Frederick
Glenn M. Grossman
The Honorable Diane O. Leasure

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Question & Answer Session
Faculty
 

Tuition

MSBA Members  $149

MSBA Estate and Trust Law Section Members  $129

MSBA Young Lawyers Section Members  $129

MICPEL Passport Members  $0

All Others  $179

Video Replay  $129
PA Credits Fee  $6