Description
Total Credits: 4.0 Ethics
A sound ethical compass and a civil and professional demeanor are the hallmarks of successful and respected attorneys in all areas of practice. This four hour program will provide an update on developments in the law in the area of attorney ethics, including the most recent case law. The rules of civility will be discussed, with emphasis on practical pointers for dealing with the uncivil adversary and civility issues within the law firm. The program concludes with a discussion of real life hypotheticals by a panel of distinguished practitioners and jurists – certain to benefit attorneys in all substantive areas of practice.
Topics to be covered include:
• The Civility Rules
• Civility vs. Aggressiveness
• Law Firm Civility Issues
• Hypothetical Fact Patterns
Materials
| Front Pages | Available after Purchase | ||
| Table of Contents | Available after Purchase | ||
| Introduction from Program Chair Vincent Syracuse | Available after Purchase | ||
| Lieberman - Summary of Recent Developments in Legal Ethics and Selected Cases | Available after Purchase | ||
| Luskin - 2016 Update on Legal Ethics | Available after Purchase | ||
| New York State Unified Court System Part 1200 and 1200 App A | Available after Purchase | ||
| Brickman - Civility in Everyday Lawyering | Available after Purchase | ||
| Zauderer - Selected Materials | Available after Purchase | ||
| Syracuse - Colloquium Hypotheticals | Available after Purchase | ||
| Syracuse - Attorney Professionalism Forums | Available after Purchase | ||
| Fried - Arbitrator and Mediator Guidelines | Available after Purchase | ||
| Faculty Biographies | Available after Purchase | ||
| Combined Materials (all materials listed above included) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Biography of Program Chair Vincent Syracuse | Available after Purchase | ||
| Combined Course Materials (19.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||