All You Need Is Phone or Internet Access to Fulfill Your Mandatory
Ethics Credits
Dec. 5, 2012 – Satisfy your ethics requirements without leaving
your home or office. Choose from eight State Bar of Wisconsin
PINNACLE® webcast and telephone
ethics seminars offered between Dec. 6 and Jan. 22.
Webcast Seminars
Former Client Conflicts: Just What Is Substantially Related?,
Webcast
Replay: Thursday, Dec. 6, 8:30 - 10 a.m. CT, 1.5 CLE/1.5 EPR
credits
Quite often, a conflict will arise when seeking to represent a new
client in a matter that appears to be related to the representation of a
former client. This seminar will discuss the concept of
“substantially related” under SCR 20:1.9 and provide
guidance to lawyers regarding the factors to consider when determining
whether a proposed representation is substantially related to a
representation of a former client.
Relationships Among Law Firms: Of Counsel, Affiliations, and
Office Sharing, Webcast
Replay: Thursday, Dec. 13, 8:30 - 10 a.m. CT, 1.5 CLE/1.5 EPR
credits
Many different office sharing and joint practice relationships are used
to help lawyers engage in the representation of clients and assist in
the sharing of expenses. This program will discuss the different types
of relationships that can arise amongst lawyers, and the legal issues
that need to be addressed when developing such relationships.
Marketing on the World Wide Web: Discounts, Searching Similar
Online Services, Live
Webcast: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 12 - 1:30 p.m. CT,Webcast
Replay: Monday, Jan. 14, 8:30 - 10 a.m. CT, 5 CLE/1.5 EPR
credits
Lawyers have come to rely upon the Internet for marketing to new and
potential clients. This program will discuss the legal issues that arise
when engaging in web marketing and using other web-related services to
attract clients. The use of Groupon and other coupon sites will also be
addressed.
Confidentiality & the Former Client: Responding to
Subpoenas About Former Clients, Live
Webcast: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 12 - 1:30 p.m. CT,Webcast
Replay: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 8:30 - 10 a.m. CT, 5 CLE/1.5 EPR
credits
The duty of confidentiality is a cornerstone of the attorney-client
relationship. Questions often arise about the extent of this duty when
dealing with a former client and a past representation. This program
will discuss the difficult issues that arise when responding to requests
for information about a former client and a former representation.
Telephone Seminars
Ethics and Social Media Issues, Monday,
Dec. 17, 12 - 1 p.m. CT, 1.0 CLE/1.0 EPR credit
Social media has become the new yellow pages for communicating about a
lawyer’s practice. Because social media is an interactive process,
there are many opportunities for a lawyer to make mistakes and run afoul
of the Rules of Professional Conduct. This program will address the use
of social media in the practice of law and marketing of a law practice.
The speakers will address issues from use of a Facebook page for
obtaining information about a party to monitoring recommendations about
a lawyer posted on the internet.
Fees and Fee Collection, Friday,
Dec. 21, 12 - 1:00 p.m. CT, 1.0 CLE/1.0 EPR credit
Billing clients and collecting fees has often been described as an art
and not a science. The Rules of Professional Conduct address fees and
fee arrangements but are less specific about any restrictions on the
collection of fees. This seminar will discuss the basics of fee
arrangements and collection of fees, and address areas where lawyers
must exercise caution when pursuing the collection of fees from a
client.
Click on individual program date(s) for more details and to
register, or call (800) 728-7788, To register by mail
or fax, click
here to download the order form.
