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Live Replay Teleseminar: Attorney Ethics When Changing Firms

Date: February 12, 2010
Time: 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m.

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About the Seminar
When a lawyer changes firms, it raises substantial ethical and practical issues not only for the lawyer but also his old firm and new firm, his existing clients and those of the new firm.  When a lawyer changes affiliation, the immediate issues are conflicts checks and procedures to protect confidentiality at the new firm, but the issues go far deeper.  Existing clients must be notified of the change in affiliation, letterheads and sometimes law firm names must be changed. There is also the central and sometimes contentious issue of the custody of client files. These and many other issues will be discussed in this practical guide to ethical issues when lawyers change law firms.

·          Ethical issues in changes of lawyer affiliation
·          Diligence before a lateral joins a new firm, including recruitment issues, and procedures after the start date
·          Communications with clients about change of lawyer affiliation
·          Custody of client files
·          Law firm names and letterheads
·          Conflicts of interest and confidentiality

About the Speakers
Andrew F. Halaby is a partner in the Phoenix office of Snell & Wilmer, LLP, where he represents clients in a wide variety of matters focusing on intellectual property, commercial, and professional/product liability litigation and business counseling.  He is also chair of the firm’s Ethics Committee.  His professional/product liability experience includes legal and medical malpractice, disciplinary proceedings, and strict liability and negligence matters.  Mr. Halaby received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.

Douglas Richmond is Senior Vice President in the Professional Services Group of AON Risk Services, where he consults with the company’s law firm clients on professional responsibility and liability issues. He is a member of the American Law Institute, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the International Association of Defense Counsel, and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.  Mr. Richmond teaches legal ethics at the Northwestern University School of Law and he is a regular instructor at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.  Mr. Richmond received his B.S. from Fort Hays State University , his M. Ed. from the University of Nebraska , and his J.D. from the University of Kansas .

Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This seminar qualifies for 1.0 MCLE credit hour, including up to 1.0 LEPR credit hour.

Event Type: Teleseminar