Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Keith L. Sellen
Office of Lawyer Regulation
Madison
Christopher Shattuck
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Assessment Intro, Developing Competent Practices and Client Communications
- Background and purpose of the law firm assessment
- Do you have the necessary skills, financial resources, and infrastructure to represent clients?
- Communicating the scope of the representation, fees, and complying with established procedures
9:20 a.m. : Confidentiality and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
- Establishing policies and procedures for client confidentiality
- Preventing, identifying, and remediating breaches
- Establishing processes to identify and resolve conflicts
10:10 a.m. : Break
10:25 a.m. : File and Law Firm Management
- File management, security, and retention policies
- Safeguards for cloud computing
- Business continuity and disaster planning
- Opening, managing, and closing law firms
- Hiring, supervision, and termination of staff
11:15 a.m. : Charging Appropriate Fees and Trust Account Practices
- Identifying clients, establishing proper fee agreements, and outlining the scope of a representation
- Creating a trust account, ensuring compliance with Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules, and enacting policies and procedures
12:05 a.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Identify needed improvements in your firm’s policies, procedures, training, and management
- Improve your firm’s compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct
- Increase client satisfaction and reduce grievances and malpractice claims
- Get tips for establishing measurable policies and procedures to track your firm’s progress
- Solo and small firm lawyers
- Law firm management
- Any lawyer seeking to improve firm management and reduce malpractice claims
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Wisconsin Ethics Opinions
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