46 pages

Release date: May 2020

Taken from the PINNACLE webinars "Ethical and Logistical Considerations During COVID-19" and "Keeping Your Cool During Crisis: Lawyer Well-Being Tips"

Aviva Meridian Kaiser is Ethics Counsel at the State Bar of Wisconsin. Prior to joining the State Bar in 2013, she taught at the University of Wisconsin Law School for 25 years. She taught Professional Responsibilities, Ethical and Professional Considerations in Writing, Problem Solving, and Risk Management. From 1992 until 2002, she was the Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program. Aviva received her B.A. in Chinese from the University of Pittsburgh and her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. She clerked for the Honorable Louis B. Garippo in People v. John Wayne Gacy and clerked for the Honorable Maurice Perlin in the Illinois Appellate Court. She practiced law in Chicago before beginning her full-time teaching career at IIT Chicago/Kent College of Law. Aviva is a State Bar of Wisconsin member, a Wisconsin Law Fellow, an American Bar Foundation Fellow, and a frequent speaker on matters of professional ethics.

Christopher C. Shattuck has been the Law Practice Assistance Manager for the State Bar of Wisconsin since 2017. He received his undergraduate and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh and his law degree from the University of La Verne College of Law. Mr. Shattuck previously managed a department and litigated cases at a creditors’ rights firm in Milwaukee. In addition to providing confidential law practice consultations, he frequently writes and speaks on law practice management topics.

Ethical & Logistical Considerations During COVID-19 (March 2020)

Keeping Your Cool During Crisis: Lawyer Well-Being Tips (April 2020)

“Amidst Uncertainty: 8 Tips to Stay Mentally Strong and Productive”—Inside Track article by Joe Forward

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