Why Attend?
- Learn to recognize potential conflicts between lawyers and their clients
- Explore when non-legal activities can cause conflicts
- OPTIONAL BONUS: After the seminar, those attending in person at the Bobzien-Gaither Education Center on September 14 can join in playing bingo for free! Win great prizes!
The rules of professional conduct that govern conflicts between lawyers and their clients exist to preserve loyalty and independent judgment necessary to the attorney-client relationship. In this interactive program, McGuireWoods’ Tom Spahn uses hypotheticals to explore situations in which these conflicts might arise, and the answers are sometimes surprising. Don’t risk potential disqualification or discipline—be sure not to miss this program!
Topics will include:
- The applicability of ethics rules to lawyers' non-legal activities
- Doing business with clients
- Accepting gifts from clients
- Representing unpopular clients
- Lawyers' agreements to limit their practice in partnership agreements or in litigation settlements
- Limiting liability to clients; disclosing malpractice to clients
- Resolving disputes with clients
- File ownership after representations end
- Duty to protect former clients
ATTENDING IN PERSON ON SEPTEMBER 14?
The Bobzien-Gaither Education Center in Richmond/Innsbrook is our new state-of-the-art facility designed with your safety in mind. It features a Centurion air filtration system, which quickly and effectively eliminates viruses and bacteria. Additionally, the facility is thoroughly cleaned before each seminar, and face masks and hand sanitizer will be available.
COVID-19 POLICY FOR LIVE-ON-SITE ATTENDANCE
By attending a live-on-site Virginia CLE® seminar, you acknowledge the health risks associated with COVID-19 and that you MUST follow all Virginia CLE® COVID-19 policies. You may NOT attend a live-on-site program if you have tested positive for COVID-19, if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or if you are under any self-quarantine orders per CDC guidelines.
Click here for details about the Virginia CLE® COVID-19 policy. Please revisit the webpage routinely for updates as we are monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation. All updates to this policy will be emailed to registrants.
(Last updated March 2, 2022)
| Registration Deadlines: |
| Webcast: |
10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
| Telephone: |
Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar
Call (800) 979-8253 to register up to one hour prior to the seminar |
| Live on Site: |
Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar
Walk-in registration is permitted on a space-available basis |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $40 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
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