Rhode Island MCLE - Ethics Credit Courses
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Live WebinarWednesday, June 12, 202412:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Lawyers and Generative Artificial Intelligence: What Could Go Wrong: Ethical and Other Concerns
Artificial intelligence and, more specifically, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is increasingly used by attorneys. GAI is touted as being revolutionary and "game-changing" for the legal profession for purposes of litigation and proving broader legal services to clients. However, GAI brings with it risks and well as benefits. This program will consider the nature of GAI, how it could be used by attorneys, the risks that might present to attorneys and clients, and the ethical obligations... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Live WebinarFriday, June 14, 20242:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Prosecutors and Restitution: Navigating Ethical Challenges
In many criminal cases, crime victims are desperately injured and dramatically inconvenienced in a long, confusing, and challenging legal process. The road to recovery physically, legally, emotionally, and personally can be hard. In those exact same cases, criminal defendants face their own series of setbacks and challenges from a legal system managing countless cases and conflicting philosophical priorities. Their road to “justice” encounters its own breed of challenges. Wedged so... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Live WebinarWednesday, June 26, 20241:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Telling Them What They Don’t Want to Hear: Maintaining Your Ethics and Your Client Relationships
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$501Ethics Credit -
Live WebinarTuesday, June 25, 202412:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: The Ethics of Law Firm Lateral Transitions
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$501Ethics Credit -
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1031 Exchanges: Ethical Considerations
1031 Exchanges can often be complex. This comprehensive CLE course will explain the best practices and wide variety of ethical considerations involved in 1031 Exchanges. The course will include: Qualifying Property Scope of Representation Conflicts of Interest Identification Qualified Intermediaries And more… More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
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A Guide to Ethical Billing Practices and Retainer Agreements
Attorney client relationships are based on many factors, but underlying it all is a business transaction. And like all business transactions, payment for services rendered is an essential factor. But as billing systems and retainer agreements have become more complicated, they have also come under greater scrutiny. It has become far more common for disciplinary authorities to inspect these agreements and incur significant penalties for those who violate the rules. This informative CLE course,... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
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ABA Ethical Rule Amendments: Changing Attorneys’ Relationship with Technology
In today’s fast-moving digital age, attorneys must understand technology – both its capabilities and limitations – to competently and diligently represent clients. This CLE program will discuss the American Bar Association’s recently approved new amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and associated commentary to address technology’s growing role in the legal profession. Among other things, speakers will discuss the impact of the amendments, which broaden the definition of “comp... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
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Advance Conflict of Interest Waivers: Do's and Don'ts
In recent years, advance conflict of interest waivers have become increasingly common in law firm retainer agreements. In this CLE program, Ronald Minkoff, one of New York’s leading ethics lawyers and head of the Professional Responsibility Group at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, P.C., will discuss these popular waivers: what they mean; what Rules of Professional Conduct govern them; their history in New York and nation-wide; relevant cases and ethics opinions; and their application in par... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
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An Ethical Guide to Expert Witness Reports & Testimony
Although the procedures for litigating a construction lawsuit is, on its face, an adversarial process, the American Bar Association has established Model Rules of Professional Conduct to provide guidance for lawyer conduct to follow while “seek[ing] a result advantageous to its client but consistent with requirements of honest dealings with others.” These ethics standards apply not only to the interaction between counsel and the representation of their client, but also the retention an... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
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Analyzing the Right and Ethical Way to Prepare Witnesses in Criminal Cases
Both prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers have professional and ethical obligations to zealously represent their clients. However, they must also comply with rules of professional conduct address candor and honesty with the tribunal. How can these lawyers serve both of these masters when it comes to preparing witnesses for trial? On the one hand, these lawyers are obligated to professionally structure their preparation to maximize success as defined by their client’s best interests. On... More Info
$501Ethics Credit