Presenters:
Amy Boettcher
Amy Coaches
Rhinelander
Dean R. Dietrich
Dietrich VanderWaal, S.C.
Wausau
Aviva Meridian Kaiser
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
B. K. Kempinen
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison
Jason Magill
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Julie M. Spoke
Office of Lawyer Regulation
Madison
8:30 a.m. : New Ethics Opinions Addressing the Practice of Law
- Duty to inform the court of an error
- Working remotely
- Threatening criminal prosecution of professional discipline
- Lawyer examining a current or former client as adverse witness
- Responsibilities of lawyer when a grievance is filed against the lawyer
- Job negotiations with opposing firm or party
- Form contract drafting and conflicts
Moderator: Dean R. Dietrich
Panelists: Aviva Meridian Kaiser, B. K. Kempinen, Timothy J. Pierce, Julie M. Spoke
9:45 a.m. : Break
10:00 a.m. : Ethics in Everyday Practice
- Lawyer advertising in the world of social media
- Lawyer conduct under the Rules of Professional Conduct
- What will law firms look like in the future?
- Funding for legal services
- Changing the lawyer’s oath?
Moderator: Dean R. Dietrich
Panelists: Aviva Meridian Kaiser, B. K. Kempinen, Timothy J. Pierce, Julie M. Spoke
11:15 a.m. : Wellness for Lawyers when Returning to the New Normal (1.0 LAU credit)
- The lawyer’s view of life
- Special challenges that lawyers face to address wellness
- Strategies to assist lawyers to successfully function in the new world of legal practice
Moderator: Dean R. Dietrich
Panelists: Amy Boettcher, Jason Magill
12:05 p.m. : Program Concludes
- Meet your two-year ethics reporting obligation in one half-day program
- Gain ethics guidance from stalwarts of the State Bar's Committee on Professional Ethics
- Analyze real-life ethical scenarios and assess how you would and should respond
- Review recent ethics opinions
- Consider trends that may point to the future of law firms and the practice of law
- Know if, when, or how to get involved when an attorney is struggling with mental health concerns
- All lawyers
- Paralegals
- Legal assistants
- Law office managers
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