Red Flags: Identifying and Addressing Ethical Dilemmas Confronting Trial Lawyers

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Litigation Series CLE TeleConference

The conscientious trial lawyer confronts difficult ethical issues on a daily basis. They arise at all steps of the litigation process, from the initial conversation with the client until the appeal. Examples of these issues abound:

• Can you represent a corporate defendant and its CEO?
• Can you enter into a joint defense agreement, and what are the risks?
• Can you interview employees of the other side?
• How do you handle communications with your expert witness?
• What happens when your client lies in negotiations?
• Can you make a vexatious lawyer go away?
• What happens when your witness lies on the stand?
• Must you cite a troubling case to the Court of Appeals?
• What happens when your key associate announces she is leaving to work for the other side?

Ethical pitfalls are everywhere, and the best defense is knowing what they are, and how to avoid them. In this teleconference and live audio webcast, Professor Susan Martyn and practicing lawyer Lawrence Fox discuss a variety of common ethics issues, and the steps you can take to handle them successfully.

• Lawrence J. Fox (Moderator)
  Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
• Prof. Susan R. Martyn
  Stoepler Professor of Law and Values, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, OH

1.5 hours of CLE Ethics credit in 60-minute states/1.8 hours of CLE Ethics credit in 50-minute states have been requested in states accrediting ABA Teleconferences and Live Audio Webcasts*.

NY-licensed attorneys: This non-transitional CLE program has been approved for experienced NY-licensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for 1.0 total NY CLE credits.

*States currently not accrediting ABA Teleconferences: DE, IN, PA, KS, OH