Lateral Hires and Partner Withdrawals - 1-1/2 units Ethics - December 17, 2015

Lawyer Mobility: Ethical Issues Arising from Lateral Hires, Partner, Withdrawals and Law Firm Dissolutions

Sponsored by Bloomberg BNA

Lawyers and law firms face many issues when lawyers join or leave a firm or when a law firm dissolves, including ethical obligations to the firm’s clients. These issues include client notification obligations and options, the client’s right to choose counsel, maintaining the confidentiality of information and files, how to address conflicts, and the duty of loyalty owed to current clients.

Professional rules, ethical opinions and case law provide guidance to lawyers and law firms in these situations, but there are many situations that do not fit neatly into the rules themselves. The experienced faculty presenting this program will provide guidance on how to navigate the waters when lawyers voluntarily or involuntarily change firms and when law firms dissolve.

Educational Objectives:
• Learn what ethical obligations lawyers have when planning to leave a firm and join another.
• Understand the requirements for client notification when a lawyer is changing firms and the obligation to allow the client a choice of counsel.
• Hear a review of the ethical rules that govern how to handle client files when a lawyer changes firms.
• Discover the ethical obligations owed to a firm’s current clients at the time of dissolution, including the need to protect against client abandonment.
• Find out how to identify and manage actual or potential conflicts of interest.
Speakers:

Merri A. Baldwin 
Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, PC

Thomas B. Mason 
Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP

FREE!

Total Credits:  1.50 units Ethics

Online

December 17, 2015, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT

For further information see:

http://www.bna.com/encore-lawyer-mobility-m57982063638/