Texas CLE - Ethics Credit Courses
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Who’s Really in Charge in Mediation? ABA Formal Opinion 518 and the Shifting Boundaries for Advocates and Neutrals
This CLE program examines ABA Formal Opinion 518 and its implications for lawyers serving as third-party neutral mediators, as well as attorneys representing clients during mediation. While directed primarily at lawyer mediators, the Opinion also provides important guidance for non-lawyer neutrals who may be subject to comparable ethical standards from courts, professional organizations, or state regulatory frameworks. The course explores key ethical obligations under the ABA Model Rule... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Legal Ethics in the Digital Age: Competence, AI, and Professional Responsibility
This CLE course will look at the evolution of legal ethics in the era of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and increasing public scrutiny. It will identify the challenges Lawyers must face in their practice in order to provide competent legal representation while maintain strict adherence to the rules regarding confidentiality, duties of supervision, candor with the court and communication with the client. This program will specifically look at continued reliance on the Model Rul... More Info
$751.5Ethics Credits -
From Payroll to Pleadings: The Ethics Zone Framework for Deploying AI Across Every Layer of Law Firm Practice
Every law firm is using AI. Very few can explain why the way they're using it is ethically defensible. The problem isn't recklessness. It's that existing guidance treats AI as a single category of risk, offering the same vague caution whether you're automating payroll or drafting a motion for summary judgment. These are not the same activity, they do not carry the same ethical obligations, and they should not be governed by the same policy. This CLE introduces the Ethics Zone Framework,... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Balancing Zeal and Professionalism
This CLE course examines the evolving concept of “zealous advocacy” and its proper role in modern legal practice. Once embedded in the black-letter rules, zeal has largely been relocated to the Preamble and comments of the ABA Model Rules—reflecting a shift toward balance, judgment, and professionalism. Using Georgia’s Lawyer’s Creed, the Aspirational Statement on Professionalism, and the framework developed by Nathan M. Crystal, participants will explore how different philosophies of... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Legal Practice
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools across the legal profession presents significant ethical, professional, and risk-management considerations for attorneys. This CLE program examines the duties imposed on lawyers by rules of professional conduct, court orders, and emerging judicial guidance relating to the use of AI tools in legal practice, including issues of competence, supervision, confidentiality, client disclosure, and candor to the tribunal. The course also addre... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Your AI Use Might Be an Ethics Violation: Evaluating Today’s AI Providers Using the Ethics Zone Framework
Are you using AI to draft briefs, analyze case law, or communicate with clients? Depending on which plan you're on, you may already be in violation of your ethical obligations, and most lawyers have no idea. AI tools have enormous potential to transform legal practice, but they carry drastically different levels of appropriateness depending on the type of work involved. Not all AI subscriptions are created equal: different plans at the same provider can have radically different terms governing... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
The PI Lien Playbook: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Strategies
This comprehensive, CLE course will delve into the complex legal frameworks and critical ethical duties surrounding the management of personal injury (PI) liens. Attendees will learn practical, advanced strategies for accurately identifying, effectively negotiating, and properly resolving medical (e.g., hospital, physician), governmental (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, VA), and other third-party liens. The presentation will focus on maximizing client recovery while strictly adhering to prof... More Info
$1002Total Credits1 Ethics -
Lawyer, Tool, or Machine: Evolving Ethical Responsibility in the AI Age
This CLE program explores how artificial intelligence, both generative and agentic, is reshaping legal practice and triggering new ethical challenges. This session offers practical guidance on using AI in a manner consistent with professional and ethical obligations. Participants will examine ethical issues such as competence, confidentiality, unauthorized practice of law, supervisory responsibilities, and other core ethical duties. The program will provide strategies for integrating A... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Attorney Conflicts of Interest: What’s New in Ethics Opinions and Case Law
Conflicts of interest remain one of the most complex and critical challenges in the ethical practice of law. This CLE course provides an update on identifying, addressing, and managing conflicts in today’s legal landscape. Attendees will explore key issues including: (a) recognizing and handling former client conflicts; (b) obtaining and documenting informed consent to conflicts with current and former clients; and (c) navigating conflicts involving affiliated entities. The course will... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Four + Ethics Challenges for Civil Litigators
This CLE course examines four of the most pressing and evolving ethical challenges confronting civil litigators today. Drawing on decades of trial experience, the faculty will analyze core ethical principles and apply them to high-risk situations that routinely arise in civil practice. The program will address ethical boundaries in preparing clients for testimony, including where effective advocacy ends and improper coaching begins. It will explore emerging professional responsibility i... More Info
$751.5Ethics Credits