Washington DC CLE - Ethics and Specialty Courses
This is a listing of Ethics and Specialty CLE Courses for Washington DC. Please make your selection below of Washington DC CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.
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Ethical Attorney's Fees, Referral Fees, and Billing Practices
Ethics rules for attorneys are well-known, but not necessarily well understood. Whether we are talking about lawyer fees, referral fee requirements and fee sharing, non-refundable payments and all issues related to costs and settlements, the lawyer Trust Account Rules offer guidelines that every attorney should know. This CLE course will address these topics and offer important strategies to make sure attorneys know and understand their ethical obligations and how to comply with them.... More Info
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Ethical Client Management: Tips and Tricks On What Can Save You Problems
The client relationship is perhaps the most important factor in the success of any legal action. This CLE course will address how the relationship should begin and how to ethically manage the client’s expectations. Using real examples and rule applications, the course will explain how to start a client relationship so that it’s got a solid basis with regards to goals and attitudes. The course will provide tips and strategies to avoid potential pitfalls and maintain compliance with the... More Info
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Ethical Concerns for Vehicle and Traffic Law Matters
Ethical issues can arise from any area of law. This CLE course will address those that may arise specifically from Vehicle and Traffic matters. The course will present methods to effectively advocate for your client while remaining within the boundaries of your ethical responsibilities. The course will include a discussion of plea negotiations with prosecutors on DWI’s and moving violations, as well as plea restrictions set by the court as a blanket policy. The course will explain how... More Info
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Ethical Considerations During a Pandemic
COVID-19 has raised countless issues in the legal field. This CLE course will focus specifically on a number of ethical issues for attorneys and investigators that relate to client representation during the pandemic, how they might arise and how to effectively operate in the best interests of your client. More Info
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Ethical Considerations for Counseling IRC Section 1031 Exchanges
With a focus on the Rules of Professional Conduct as they relate to 1031 Exchanges, this CLE course will address scope of representation, competency, issues related to conflict of interest and selection considerations of the Qualified Intermediary. Related case studies will be presented throughout. More Info
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Ethical Considerations for Multistate Referral Rules and Fees
Presented by a former Morris County Assistant Prosecutor, this CLE course will present rules and best practices for Attorney Referral fees and the ethics surrounding them in New Jersey as well as state-by-state throughout the country. More Info
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Ethical Considerations in Conducting Investigations
Litigation matters often require investigations by lawyers, typically of the opposing parties and the facts underlying the case. These investigations are often conducted by third parties who research public records, interview witnesses and conduct surveillance. These actions may even apply to a lawyer’s own clients or witnesses in order to corroborate or supplement testimony. The relevance of the information and the nuances of how such an investigation should be conducted is critical to this p... More Info
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Ethical Considerations in Matrimonial and Family Law
This interactive CLE course will address various ethical issues that may be faced by matrimonial and family court practitioners in their interactions with clients, other attorneys and within their own firm. Employing a mock format, the course will use the New York Rules of Professional Conduct as its foundation to present real-life examples and solutions alongside potential outcomes and methods of addressing how to best navigate these issues. Designed to provide you with the skills to... More Info
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Ethical Considerations in No-Fault Litigation
Ethical obligations exist in practically every industry, but few are bound by them quite the way the legal system is. These obligations extend even in the realm of no-fault litigation, where theoretically, the lines of culpability have been clearly and pre-emptively drawn. In fact, in an area where legal lines can sometimes be blurred, ethical obligations may prove even more critical. This CLE course will offer a thorough explanation of the ethical obligations of no-fault litigation such as how... More Info
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Ethical Considerations of Clergy Confidentiality
The confidentiality afforded to those confiding in members of the clergy has far-reaching implications in defining the role and responsibility of priests, rabbis and clergy of all faiths. This CLE course, presented by Rabbi-lawyer Yona Reiss, will focus on the tensions between religious obligations and civil law statutes and the many ethical quandaries that may arise when clergy engage in conversations as spiritual counselors. Using source material and background information the course will expl... More Info
$341.25Ethics Credits
