Learn how to recognize and resolve common ethical issues in legal practice to protect your clients, uphold professional integrity, and avoid violations that could impact your career.
Ethical issues arise in every aspect of an attorney’s professional life. A solid understanding of ethical standards helps ensure proper client representation while protecting attorneys from the adverse consequences of potential violations. This program provides an overview of common ethical issues that impact various areas of legal practice and offers practical guidance on how to address and resolve them.
Agenda
Client Relations
- Scope, Competence, and Diligence
- Communication
- Confidentiality
- Declining or Terminating Representation
Conflicts
- General Rules for an Existing Client
- Former Clients
- Prohibited Transactions
Organization as a Client
- General Issues
- Criminal and Fraudulent Acts
Ethical Rules of Advocacy
- Meritorious Claims
- Candor Toward the Tribunal
- Fairness to Opposing Counsel
- Impartiality and Decorum
Ethical Rules Regarding Nonclients
- Truthfulness
- Communications
- Respect for Third Parties
Speakers
John A. Snow,
Parsons Behle & Latimer- Attorney with Prince Yeates & Geldzahler, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Practice consists of general civil litigation; including commercial, professional malpractice, construction, and insurance coverage and defense
- Designated in The Best Lawyers in America as Lawyer of the Year in litigation, real estate, and construction law; and designated in the areas of practice of legal malpractice defense, commercial litigation and construction
- Designated in Utah Business magazine’s Utah Legal Elite in the areas of business and civil litigation and construction law, and as a Super Lawyer in the Mountain States in Super Lawyer magazine
- Ranked in Chambers USA for Utah in general commercial litigation
- Chair of the Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee of the Utah State Bar
- Can be contacted at 801-524-1073 or jsnow@princeyeates.com
Who Should Attend
This program is primarily designed for attorneys. Other legal professionals may also benefit from attending.
