Presenters
Dean R. Dietrich
Weld Riley, S.C.
Wausau
Aviva Meridian Kaiser
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
B. K. Kempinen
Ben Kempinen
Madison
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Timothy C. Samuelson
Director, Office of Lawyer Regulation
Madison
8:30 a.m. New Ethics Opinions from the State Bar Committee on Professional Ethics
- Conflicts of interest for guardian ad litem attorneys
- Conflicts of interest and thrust upon conflicts
- Responding to negative criticism on social media
- Handling advanced fee payments under the new Trust Account Rule
- Working remotely
- Unauthorized practice of law issues in modern practice
Dean R. Dietrich, Aviva Meridian Kaiser, B.K. Kempinen, Timothy J. Pierce, Timothy C. Samuelson
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. New Opinions and New Issues
- Use of artificial intelligence in everyday practice
- Attorney conduct when dealing with other professionals
- Competency in the use of technology
- Responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants
- Fees paid in advance for completed services
- Choice of law
- Office sharing with other lawyers
- Language access in the client lawyer relationship
- "Reply All" in electronic communication
- Communication with a represented person by a pro se lawyer
- Solicitation
Dean R. Dietrich, Aviva Meridian Kaiser, B.K. Kempinen, Timothy J. Pierce, Timothy C. Samuelson
11:15 a.m. A Duty to Help or a Duty to Report Impairment? What Lawyers and Judges Need to
- How to fulfill your ethical duty to report misconduct
- Signs of impairment or distress in colleagues, opposing counsel, judges
- Assessing whether a colleague’s behavior is enough to trigger the duty to report
- Resources available for intervention and assistance
Dean R. Dietrich, Aviva Meridian Kaiser, B.K. Kempinen, Timothy J. Pierce
12:05 p.m. Program Concludes
- Receive sound 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 new ethics opinions on conflicts of interest, remote work, trust accounting, and more
- Understand and meet ethical obligations related to technology and communication
- Know how to respond when a colleague exhibits signs of impairment or distress
- All lawyers
- Paralegals
- Legal assistants
- Law office managers
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